FS#66400 - [hidapi] libusb should be an optional dependency

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by Filipe Laíns (FFY00) - Saturday, 25 April 2020, 00:13 GMT
Last edited by Christian Heusel (gromit) - Saturday, 02 September 2023, 16:11 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages
Status Closed
Assigned To Christian Hesse (eworm)
Filipe Laíns (FFY00)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

libusb is only needed for hidapi-libusb, hidapi-hidraw does not need it. It should be an optional dependency.

While we're at it, you might also want to remove the hidapi-git conflict :)
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Closed by  Christian Heusel (gromit)
Saturday, 02 September 2023, 16:11 GMT
Reason for closing:  Implemented
Additional comments about closing:  0.14.0-2
Comment by Filipe Laíns (FFY00) - Sunday, 26 April 2020, 16:59 GMT
Chris, are you fine with these changes?
Comment by Christian Hesse (eworm) - Sunday, 26 April 2020, 18:47 GMT
I am fine with what ever is required. Just adopted it as nobody else cared some time ago...
Comment by Buggy McBugFace (bugbot) - Tuesday, 08 August 2023, 19:11 GMT
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Comment by Christian Heusel (gromit) - Saturday, 02 September 2023, 16:10 GMT
To me its is unclear what is meant here:
> While we're at it, you might also want to remove the hidapi-git conflict :)

I made libusb an optdep in 0.14.0-2: https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/hidapi/-/commit/4b2756e060741e7d48e9621059d549ff3596edb2

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