RE: [Lcd4linux-devel] I2C modifications to HD44780 driver

[Luis.F.Correia <Lui...@se...>]

Hi Michael,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Reinelt [mailto:re...@eu...] 
> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 8:08 AM
> To: lcd4linux devel
> Subject: Re: [Lcd4linux-devel] I2C modifications to HD44780 driver
> 
> Hi Luis,
> 
> > I told you i'm not very keen with this patch thighy... Here is the
> > correct tar.gz file with all files in it!
> > I forgot to tell you that the diff was created against last 
> night CVS at
> > sourceforge.
> 
> Thanks for the tar. Looks much better now :-)

Sorry about the mess. It was very late and I really wanted to put it out.
> 
> Anyway, I cannot compile it.I get tons of compiler errors, 
> all resulting
> from the including of linux/i2c.h. Seems to me that this file is not
> intended for userland inclusion :-)

Apart from the automake stuff not having the two new files, it does 
compile cleanly.

My devel system is Fedora Core 3 with all the latest updates.
Yes, it is a 2.6 series kernel.

But I2C is a major hack if you ask me...
Kernel has it's own i2c functions, the lm_sensors project also has 
some other functions.

When I stated this, I used only the in-kernel provided functions.
Later on, when Paul picked up the pieces, he told me that we cannot
use the in-kernel I2C, but rather use the userspace includes.

This weekend I took the sources with me and edited them in a 'doze
Pc, I had no compiling environment to test, until last night. Since
it did compile ok, I thought all was right.

Let's do this, please include these two files, and i'll see what
can be done about detecting the proper i2c includes.

[snip]

> 
> .... and so on.
> 
> Does it compile cleanly in your environment? If so, why?
> 
> 
> bye, Michael
> 
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Luis Correia