Re: Installing of linux-firewire-utils
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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. |