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From: Samuli Suominen <ssuominen@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev <gentoo-dev@l.g.o>
Subject: [gentoo-dev] dev-libs/libusbx:1 the default provider for virtual/libusb:1 (for ~arch)
Date: Sun, 27 May 2012 18:17:20
Message-Id: 4FC26E9E.9070807@gentoo.org
1 Fedora rawhide and ArchLinux switched to libusbx and followed suit in
2 our virtual/libusb:1.
3 Debian is considering the switch also. We'll see...
4
5 I've been in contact with the new maintainer, and he assured me the
6 compability will be kept for libusb-compat.
7
8 Happy testing,
9
10 # emerge -C dev-libs/libusb:1
11 # emerge -1 dev-libs/libusbx:1
12
13 Perhaps a Portage News item worthy after stabilization later on...
14 I have no plans to rush this.
15
16 - Samuli

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