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Re: Is libusb required?


From: Gary E. Miller
Subject: Re: Is libusb required?
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2021 10:24:34 -0700

Yo Greg!

On Sat, 17 Jul 2021 08:55:53 -0400
Greg Troxel <gdt@lexort.com> wrote:

> > "Gary E. Miller" <gem@rellim.com> writes:
> >   
> > >> Which, to my mind, implies that I do not need it.    
> > >
> > > Correct.  BSD has no libusb, and works fine with gpsd.  Only the
> > > Garmin driver ever uses libusb.  libusb could be used for better
> > > device detection, but no one has submitted any ideas for that.    
> > 
> > a nit here:
> > 
> > BSD systems have a very lean base, and NetBSD does not have libusb
> > in base (and very probably the others but I haven't checked
> > recently).  
> 
> Gentoo does not have libusb in base either.  Many good reasons why
> libusb is optional for gpsd.

Does any BSD have a Garmin USB driver?  Garmin USB is not compatible
with any other driver.

RGDS
GARY
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