source: general/genlib/libusb-compat.xml@ 952c2494

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY libusb-compat-download-http "&sourceforge-dl;/libusb/libusb-compat-&libusb-compat-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY libusb-compat-download-ftp  " ">
  <!ENTITY libusb-compat-md5sum        "2780b6a758a1e2c2943bdbf7faf740e4">
  <!ENTITY libusb-compat-size          "276 KB">
  <!ENTITY libusb-compat-buildsize     "2.4 MB">
  <!ENTITY libusb-compat-time          "less than 0.1 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="libusb-compat" xreflabel="libusb-compat-&libusb-compat-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="libusb-compat.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>libusb-compat-&libusb-compat-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="libusb-compat">
    <primary sortas="a-libusb-compat">libusb-compat</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to libusb-compat</title>

    <para>
      The <application>libusb-compat</application> package aims to look,
      feel and behave exactly like <application>libusb-0.1</application>. It is a
      compatibility layer needed by packages that have not been upgraded to the
      <application>libusb-1.0</application> API.
    </para>

    &lfs82_checked;

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&libusb-compat-download-http;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (FTP): <ulink url="&libusb-compat-download-ftp;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download MD5 sum: &libusb-compat-md5sum;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download size: &libusb-compat-size;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated disk space required: &libusb-compat-buildsize;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated build time: &libusb-compat-time;
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">libusb-compat Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required">
      <xref linkend="libusb"/>
    </para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
      <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/libusb-compat"/>
    </para>
  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of libusb-compat</title>

    <para>
      Install <application>libusb-compat</application> by running the
      following commands:
    </para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>
      This package does not come with a test suite.
    </para>

    <para>
      Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
    </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Program</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>libusb-config</seg>
        <seg>libusb.so</seg>
        <seg>None</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="libusb-config">
        <term><command>libusb-config</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
           determines the compile and linker flags that should be used to compile
           and link programs that use <filename class='libraryfile'>libusb</filename>.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="libusb-compat libusb-config">
            <primary sortas="b-libusb-config">libusb-config</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="libusb-compat-lib">
        <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libusb.so</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is a library that is compatible with
            <application>libusb-0.1</application>, but uses
            <application>libusb-1.0</application> to provide functionality.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="libusb-compat libusb-compat-lib">
            <primary sortas="c-libusb-compat">libusb.so</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>