--- snip --- From the website (http://pyusb.berlios.de): PyUSB is a native Python module written in C (meanwhile, because the next major version will use ctypes), that provides USB access for it. PyUSB uses the libusb [...]. --- snap --- This is a neat little module that allows raw access to USB devices via Python. There exist several small applications which make use of it, e.g. a freevo-plugin that displays stuff on the Versatile Front Display (VFD) of adequately equipped Shuttle XPC barebones. Would very much like to see this little baby in Portage soon... ;o) Regards, Torsten Reproducible: Always
Created attachment 117446 [details] pyusb-0.3.5.ebuild
Created attachment 117453 [details] pyusb-0.3.5.ebuild New version of the ebuild that honors a local use flag "vfd". This triggers the patch (s. next attachment) to get freevo's vdf-plugin running.
Created attachment 117455 [details, diff] pyusb-0.3.5-name.patch Put into files dir.
Support for the VFD on the Shuttle M1000 is available for lcdproc as a patch and might be part of the next lcdproc release. This way, you could add support for that VFD on the pylcd -> lcdproc way, too. Would there be any advantages with the vfd-plugin -> pyusb way?
Hmm, don't know really - I think, freevo would be capable to deal with lcdproc, too. Thus, there's no real need. Anyway, this is a generic module to access to USB bus, it wasn't specifially designed for the VFD, so maybe it won't hurt putting it in portage... ;o) Regards, Torsten
In case the lcdproc patch gets accepted, I'd recommend you to test that. Otherwise, I don't see much sense in maintaing it unless someone uses it. And once it's needed, the ebuild is here in bugzi (which is nice).
Sounds like a plan to me... ;o)
have a look at bug #135373 ...
I long since have my own customized 0.4.0 ebuild in the overlay... ;o) Regards, Torsten
*pyusb-0.4.1 (28 May 2009) 28 May 2009; Joseph Jezak <josejx@gentoo.org> +metadata.xml, +pyusb-0.4.1.ebuild: Initial commit.
