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@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Bindings: * Preliminary work on Python bindings. Package / System integration: + * Add README.packaging file. * Add new permission setup script doing class based matching for PTP class cameras not listed explicitly by USB IDs. This script (check_ptp_camera) is used by the generated UDEV rules. diff --git a/README.packaging b/README.packaging new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0274c9bdd --- /dev/null +++ b/README.packaging @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +======================================================================== +libgphoto2 README.packaging +======================================================================== + +This file describes a number of things you should know when building +packages (.debs, .rpms, ports, emerges, etc. pp.) + + +======================================================================== +Permission setup +================ + +You will want to create HAL or UDEV rules by running this utility: + + print-camera-list + +This utility requires libgphoto2 and its camlibs being installed, +either + * at package building time by doing a DESTDIR based temporary + install somewhere and setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH and CAMLIBS before + running print-camera-list + * at package installation time as a post installation hook + +The UDEV rules require two helper scripts/binaries, which obviously +need to be installed by the package: + + check_mtp_device + check_ptp_camera + +You can either use fixed permissions in the generated rules, or call +your own permission setup script to dynamically decide what to do. + +(Contemporary example scripts are not being shipped yet.) + + +======================================================================== +End of file. +======================================================================== |