Thread: Installing of linux-firewire-utils
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From: Susie B. <su...@po...> - 2020-12-04 03:33:57
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Hi, Now I'm struggling to install linux-firewire-utils and would like to be given any help. I downloaded its source in zipped form from its github page[1]. The README file instructed me that This package uses GNU Autoconf; you can use the standard installation sequence: configure make make install But there wasn't configure file but configure.ac file. Some internet guy advised me that I had to use autoconf command. So I did: [linux-firewire-utils-master]$ autoconf configure.ac:4: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow. See the Autoconf documentation. configure.ac:8: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY configure.ac:34: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_CONDITIONAL [linux-firewire-utils-master]$ ./configure ./configure: line 1935: syntax error near unexpected token `foreign' ./configure: line 1935: `AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(foreign no-define silent-rules)' [linux-firewire-utils-master]$ make make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop. I could get configure file and execute it. But there were many errors and finally make command also failed as we can see in above log. I also could find that configure.ac (and Makefile.am which the package has) are the files which a developer use to make one's package with the GNU Automake system. But I have no idea how I can use the files and Automake because I have no experience of program development. Are there any easy way to install this utils from its package? Or It isn't a work for non development person? I would appreciate any advice or suggestion about it. [1] https://github.com/cladisch/linux-firewire-utils Regards, Susie B. |
From: Martin C. <ma...@mk...> - 2020-12-04 16:42:34
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On 03/12/2020 21:33, Susie B. wrote: > Hi, > > Now I'm struggling to install linux-firewire-utils and would like to > be given any help. You don't say which Linux distribution you are using. If it is a Debian derivative you probably need to install the build-essential package first. Other distros may have an equivalent. > Are there any easy way to install this utils from its package? Or It > isn't a work for non development person? I would appreciate any > advice or suggestion about it. As far as I can see only Arch has a binary package. I suspect most distros would consider this project dead, it has had no updates in 6 years and the only pull request has been ignored for over a year. Even if you manage to build it it may not work with current kernels. Judging by the complete lack of traffic on this list I'm afraid Linux support for firewire devices can be considered moribund at best. Martin |
From: Michael W. <mic...@gm...> - 2020-12-04 18:02:53
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The libdc1394 library works for me on Ubuntu. Is it maintained separately? -Mike On 12/4/20, Martin Collins <ma...@mk...> wrote: > On 03/12/2020 21:33, Susie B. wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Now I'm struggling to install linux-firewire-utils and would like to >> be given any help. > > You don't say which Linux distribution you are using. If it is a Debian > derivative you probably need to install the build-essential package > first. Other distros may have an equivalent. > >> Are there any easy way to install this utils from its package? Or It >> isn't a work for non development person? I would appreciate any >> advice or suggestion about it. > > As far as I can see only Arch has a binary package. I suspect most > distros would consider this project dead, it has had no updates in 6 > years and the only pull request has been ignored for over a year. > > Even if you manage to build it it may not work with current kernels. > > Judging by the complete lack of traffic on this list I'm afraid Linux > support for firewire devices can be considered moribund at best. > > Martin > > > _______________________________________________ > mailing list Lin...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux1394-user > |
From: Martin C. <ma...@mk...> - 2020-12-04 19:58:22
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On 04/12/2020 12:02, Michael Williamson wrote: > The libdc1394 library works for me on Ubuntu. Is it maintained separately? > > -Mike Yes that's a separate project and was updated 19 months ago. It's 3 years since it didn't work with my device so maybe I should try again when I can. Martin |
From: Susie B. <su...@po...> - 2020-12-05 00:13:11
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Hi, On Fri, 4 Dec 2020 10:42:20 -0600 Martin Collins <ma...@mk...> wrote: > You don't say which Linux distribution you are using. If it is a Debian > derivative you probably need to install the build-essential package > first. Other distros may have an equivalent. I use Salix 64 14.2, a Slackware 14.2 derivative. It shipps with the tools for building apps from their source. I can see my distoro has Automake and what it needs as well. > As far as I can see only Arch has a binary package. I suspect most > distros would consider this project dead, it has had no updates in 6 > years and the only pull request has been ignored for over a year. > > Even if you manage to build it it may not work with current kernels. I could find Arch's AUR package of the utls [1] and it had own build script. I'll try to get what I should do from the script. I hope that it works well on my kernel. > Judging by the complete lack of traffic on this list I'm afraid Linux > support for firewire devices can be considered moribund at best. So I made my post with little hope of reply. I'd like to thank you. Firewire seems to have lost the most of its application. But some audio equipment still rely on it and there were developers putting there efforts on supporting those equipment. I hope Linux will keep its support for Firewire and their efforts will be rewarded. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/linux-firewire-utils/ Regards, Susie B. |
From: Susie B. <su...@po...> - 2020-12-05 20:58:47
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Hi, On Sat, 5 Dec 2020 09:12:45 +0900 "Susie B." <su...@po...> wrote: > I could find Arch's AUR package of the utls [1] and it had own build script. > I'll try to get what I should do from the script. > I hope that it works well on my kernel. > ... > [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/linux-firewire-utils/ Finally I could install the utils in that way. I used commands below: aclocal autoconf automake --add-missing ./configure --prefix='/usr' make -j1 make -j1 DESTDIR="/tmp/working-dir-for-making-package" install At least lsfirewire, one of the command of the utils and which I need, is working well. Thank you for all advices and suggestions so far. Regards, Susie B. |