1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY libusb-download-http "&sourceforge-repo;/libusb/libusb-&libusb-version;.tar.bz2">
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8 | <!ENTITY libusb-download-ftp "&sources-anduin-ftp;/l/libusb-&libusb-version;.tar.bz2">
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9 | <!ENTITY libusb-md5sum "dc8865eaff167aabe78e5799762b8067">
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10 | <!ENTITY libusb-size "305 KB">
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11 | <!ENTITY libusb-buildsize "4 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY libusb-time "less than 0.1 SBU">
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="libusb" xreflabel="libusb-&libusb-version;">
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16 | <?dbhtml filename="libusb.html"?>
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17 |
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18 | <sect1info>
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19 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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20 | <date>$Date$</date>
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21 | </sect1info>
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22 |
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23 | <title>libusb-&libusb-version;</title>
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24 |
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25 | <indexterm zone="libusb">
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26 | <primary sortas="a-Libusb">Libusb</primary>
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27 | </indexterm>
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28 |
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29 | <sect2 role="package">
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30 | <title>Introduction to libusb</title>
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31 |
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32 | <para>The <application>libusb</application> package contains a library
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33 | used by some applications for USB device access.</para>
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34 |
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35 | &lfs65_checked;
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36 |
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37 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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38 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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39 | <listitem>
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40 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&libusb-download-http;"/></para>
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41 | </listitem>
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42 | <listitem>
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43 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&libusb-download-ftp;"/></para>
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44 | </listitem>
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45 | <listitem>
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46 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &libusb-md5sum;</para>
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47 | </listitem>
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48 | <listitem>
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49 | <para>Download size: &libusb-size;</para>
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50 | </listitem>
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51 | <listitem>
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52 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &libusb-buildsize;</para>
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53 | </listitem>
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54 | <listitem>
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55 | <para>Estimated build time: &libusb-time;</para>
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56 | </listitem>
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57 | </itemizedlist>
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58 |
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59 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">libusb Dependencies</bridgehead>
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60 |
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61 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional
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62 | (Required to Build the API Documentation)</bridgehead>
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63 | <para role="optional"><xref linkend="doxygen"/></para>
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64 |
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65 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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66 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/libusb"/></para>
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67 |
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68 | </sect2>
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69 |
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70 | <sect2 role="installation">
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71 | <title>Installation of libusb</title>
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72 |
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73 | <para>Install <application>libusb</application> by running the following
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74 | commands:</para>
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75 |
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76 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &&
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77 | make</userinput></screen>
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78 |
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79 | <para>If <application>Doxygen</application> is installed and you wish to
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80 | build the API documentation, issue the following command:</para>
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81 |
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82 | <!-- <screen><userinput>pushd doc &&
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83 | make docs &&
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84 | popd</userinput></screen> -->
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85 |
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86 | <screen><userinput>make -C doc docs</userinput></screen> <!-- tested with doxygen -->
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87 |
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88 | <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
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89 |
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90 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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91 |
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92 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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93 |
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94 | <para>If you built the API documentation, install it using the following
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95 | commands as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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96 |
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97 | <screen role="root"><userinput>install -v -d -m755 /usr/share/doc/libusb-&libusb-version;/apidocs &&
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98 | install -v -m644 doc/html/* \
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99 | /usr/share/doc/libusb-&libusb-version;/apidocs</userinput></screen>
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100 |
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101 | </sect2>
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102 |
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103 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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104 | <title>Configuring Libusb</title>
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105 |
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106 | <!--
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107 | <para><application>libusb</application> requires the
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108 | <systemitem class="filesystem">usbfs</systemitem> kernel filesystem
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109 | to be mounted on <filename class="directory">/proc/bus/usb</filename>.
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110 | Applications require the files in this directory to be accessible to the user,
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111 | sometimes for both reading and writing. To restrict access to USB devices,
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112 | ensure the <systemitem class="filesystem">usb</systemitem> group exits
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113 | on your system. If necessary, create the <systemitem
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114 | class="filesystem">usb</systemitem> group using the following command:</para>
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115 |
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116 | <screen role='root'><userinput>groupadd -g 14 usb</userinput></screen>
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117 | -->
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118 |
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119 | <para id="libusb-kernel">To access raw USB devices (those not treated as a
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120 | disk by the mass-storage driver), appropriate support must be available in
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121 | the kernel. Check your kernel configuration for Device Drivers ⇒ USB
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122 | support ⇒ Support for Host-side USB. Select any USB hardware device
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123 | drivers you may need on the same page.</para>
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124 |
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125 | <indexterm zone="libusb libusb-kernel">
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126 | <primary sortas="d-USB-device-filesystem">Support for Host-side USB</primary>
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127 | </indexterm>
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128 |
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129 | <para>To have raw USB devices set up properly, add the following
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130 | <application>udev</application> rule.</para>
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131 |
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132 | <screen><literal>cat > /etc/udev/rules.d/23-usb.rules << "EOF"
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133 | # Set group ownership for raw USB devices
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134 | SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", GROUP="usb"
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135 | EOF</literal></screen>
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136 |
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137 | <!--
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138 | <para>Fine-tuning of permissions is also possible by creating extra rules,
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139 | matching on something like this (on one line). The vendor and product can
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140 | be found by searching the <filename
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141 | class='directory'>/sys/devices</filename> directory entries or using
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142 | <command>udevinfo</command> after the device has been attached. See the
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143 | documentation in the current udev directory of <filename
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144 | class='directory'>/usr/share/doc></filename> for details.</para>
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145 |
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146 | <screen><literal>SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", SYSFS{idVendor}=="05d8",
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147 | SYSFS{idProduct}=="4002", GROUP:="scanner"</literal></screen>
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148 |
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149 | <para>Some older applications, such as <application>VMware</application>,
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150 | need the following deprecated entry in the <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>
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151 | file. This is not normally needed.</para>
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152 |
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153 | <screen><literal>usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs devgid=14,devmode=0660 0 0</literal></screen>
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154 | -->
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155 |
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156 | <para>Add any users that need to access raw USB devices to the
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157 | <systemitem class="groupname">usb</systemitem> group.</para>
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158 |
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159 | <screen role="root"><userinput>usermod -a -G usb <replaceable><username></replaceable></userinput></screen>
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160 |
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161 | </sect2>
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162 |
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163 | <sect2 role="content">
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164 | <title>Contents</title>
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165 |
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166 | <segmentedlist>
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167 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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168 | <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
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169 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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170 |
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171 | <seglistitem>
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172 | <seg>None</seg>
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173 | <seg>libusb-1.0.{so,a}</seg>
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174 | <seg>/usr/include/libusb-1.0 and
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175 | /usr/share/doc/libusb-&libusb-version;</seg>
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176 | </seglistitem>
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177 | </segmentedlist>
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178 |
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179 | <variablelist>
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180 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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181 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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182 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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183 |
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184 | <varlistentry id="libusb-lib">
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185 | <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libusb-1.0.{so,a}</filename></term>
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186 | <listitem>
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187 | <para> libraries contain C functions for accessing
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188 | USB hardware.</para>
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189 | <indexterm zone="libusb libusb-lib">
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190 | <primary sortas="c-libusb">libusb-1.0.{so,a}</primary>
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191 | </indexterm>
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192 | </listitem>
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193 | </varlistentry>
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194 |
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195 | </variablelist>
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196 |
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197 | </sect2>
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198 |
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199 | </sect1>
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