[Libusbx-devel] Linux patches for 1.0.9 release

[Xiaofan Chen]

On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 10:39 PM, Pete Batard <pete at akeo.ie> wrote:
> On 2012.03.28 14:32, Xiaofan Chen wrote:
>> what I propose then is that we'd better not to depend on libusbK.dll,
>> but rather reuse libusbk.dll codes (use BSD option) and integrated
>> them into libusb-1.0 Windows backend.
>
> That's pretty much been my plan all along, except we can do it in 2
> steps in order to ensure that our users get the feature sooner rather
> than later. Or do you see an issue with going with a K dependency for
> some time and then remove it when we see clearer? Doing things gradually
> looks like the sensible approach here, especially when they pretty much
> beg to be done this way.

No I do not see a big issue with your plan.

>> Take note libusbk codes are not compatible with Cygwin/MinGW gcc so
>> there will be some work to integrate the codes.
>
> Which is why I'd like to break down the whole 0/K support process in 2
> steps, first with K.dll dependency and then remove it.
>

Now that you clarify your plan, I have no objections to do this in
two steps.

Travis and I will make sure we have a formal release of libusbK
before this integration.


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Xiaofan