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Re: libusb-win32 auto-install?


Samuel Thibault wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Installing my libusb-win32 package doesn't automatically install the USB
> driver, the user has to run /usr/sbin/libusb-install.  I preferred to go
> this way for safety.
> 
> However, some user reported that it would be better that the
> installation is automatically performed (since if one installs
> libusb-win32, that's most probably for using it).  What do people think
> about it?


I think there's a precedence for separating an install from the
configuration.  This is done for other packages, like openssh, cron,
etc.  A good reason for this division is to allow for user input
during the configuration step, which "setup.exe" doesn't have support
for.  If running your libusb-install is more like a configuration
step, I'd say leave it as is (though maybe change the name to indicate
it's a configuration script instead).  I might also encourage leaving
things as is if the running of the script requires a reboot to take
affect.  Depending on your what your safety concerns are, that might
be another good reason to leave things as is.


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