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Re: Is libusb required?
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Gary E. Miller |
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Re: Is libusb required? |
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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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