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| author | Jean Delvare <jdelvare@suse.de> | 2012-05-21 16:52:48 +0000 |
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| committer | Jean Delvare <jdelvare@suse.de> | 2012-05-21 16:52:48 +0000 |
| commit | 251d594fd0d338c7b85707a2e72153a404a25b10 (patch) | |
| tree | a47a3011275cbcdcadcae54a1cc35419a22222e0 /README | |
| parent | 0f23bf3ac353736bdccd6b0d651f451183b70cf2 (diff) | |
| download | i2c-tools-git-251d594fd0d338c7b85707a2e72153a404a25b10.tar.gz | |
New library for I2C device access under Linux. As a first step, the
library will host the i2c_smbus_*() inline functions which were
previously in the user-space flavor of <linux/i2c-dev.h>.
git-svn-id: http://lm-sensors.org/svn/i2c-tools/trunk@6054 7894878c-1315-0410-8ee3-d5d059ff63e0
Diffstat (limited to 'README')
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 32 |
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 11 deletions
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@ I2C TOOLS FOR LINUX =================== -This package contains an heterogeneous set of I2C tools for the Linux kernel. -These tools were originally part of the lm-sensors project but were finally -split into their own package for convenience. They compile, run and have been -tested on GNU/Linux. +This package contains an heterogeneous set of I2C tools for the Linux kernel +as well as an I2C library. The tools were originally part of the lm-sensors +project but were finally split into their own package for convenience. The +library is used by some of the tools, but can also be used by third-party +applications. The tools and library compile, run and have been tested on +GNU/Linux. + +The latest version of the code can be downloaded from: + http://www.lm-sensors.org/wiki/I2CTools CONTENTS @@ -25,6 +30,10 @@ category has its own sub-directory: C/C++ header files for I2C and SMBus access over i2c-dev. Installed by default. +* lib + The I2C library, used by eepromer, py-smbus and tools. Installed by + default. + * py-smbus Python wrapper for SMBus access over i2c-dev. Not installed by default. @@ -40,16 +49,17 @@ category has its own sub-directory: INSTALLATION ------------ -There's no configure script, so simply run "make" to build the tools, and -"make install" to install them. You also can use "make uninstall" to remove -all the files you installed. By default, files are installed in /usr/local -but you can change this behavior by editing the Makefile file and setting -prefix to wherever you want. You may change the C compiler and the -compilation flags as well. +There's no configure script, so simply run "make" to build the library and +tools, and "make install" to install them. You also can use "make uninstall" +to remove all the files you installed. By default, files are installed in +/usr/local but you can change the location by editing the Makefile file and +setting prefix to wherever you want. You may change the C compiler and the +compilation flags as well, and also decide whether to build the static +library or not. Optionally, you can run "make strip" prior to "make install" if you want smaller binaries. However, be aware that this will prevent any further -attempt to debug the programs. +attempt to debug the library and tools. If you wish to include sub-directories that are not enabled by default, then just set them via the EXTRA make variable. For example, to build py-smbus, |