macport libusb install?

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Jul 29, 2008, at 01:30, liam at makingthings.com wrote:

> Hi - just tried installing libusb and stumbled on some of the  
> instructions
> at http://libusb.darwinports.com.
>
> Firstly, it says "cd /opt/local/bin/portslocation/dports/libusb"  
> but I'm
> not sure what that path is actually supposed to be.  Any tips?  I  
> tried
> installing with out taking that step, and the installer finished  
> with no
> complaints, but afterwards I'm not able to get any info on where it's
> installed (or if it actually is).  Both 'man' and 'which' libusb  
> fail to
> return any results and 'locate' just returns
>
> /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/ 
> devel/libusb
> /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/ 
> devel/libusb/Portfile
> /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/ 
> devel/libusb/files
> /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/ 
> devel/libusb/files/patch-darwin.c.diff
>
> Have I missed a step in installing this?  Thanks for any help!


Hi Liam. Welcome to MacPorts!

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To install libusb, simply type "sudo port install libusb". To  
discover where it installed files, type "port contents libusb". On my  
system, I see that it does not provide any manpage, nor any binary.  
It is not a program that you use. It is a library that other programs  
that want USB features would use. See the description printed when  
you type "port info libusb".

What are you trying to accomplish by installing libusb? Maybe we can  
help you accomplish that goal another way.