Re: CALL FOR TESTERS: new candidate for libusb port

From: Alexander Leidinger (Alexander_at_Leidinger.net)
Date: 03/01/05

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To: John Reynolds <johnjen@reynoldsnet.org>

    John Reynolds <johnjen@reynoldsnet.org> wrote:

    > 0) Save the shar attachment to "libusb.shar"
    > 1) backup your existing .so files then pkg_delete -f libusb-0.1.7_1
    > 2) (as root) cd /usr/ports/devel
    > 3) backup your libusb: mv libusb libusb.orig
    > 4) sh /path/to/libusb.shar

    I suggest to remove point 1), and add
      5) run "portupgrade libusb"

    > As I had mentioned before, Johannes bumped the lib version so after
    > you compile
    > and install this port you will need to go to /usr/local/lib (or whatever your
    > PREFIX is) and do
    >
    > ln -s libusb-0.1.so.8 libusb-0.1.so.7
    >
    > so that any apps you have that were linked against the .so.7 file can
    > find the
    > lib. Or, recompile them. You choose.

    A version bump of the library version suggests an ABI change, so the only
    real solution is to recompile. A symlink may work for some applications, but
    not for all.

    Bye,
    Alexander. 

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