Package: libusb-dev Version: 2:0.1.12-9 Severity: wishlist Tags: upstream In the file /usr/include/usb.h, the prototypes for writing functions don't declare the buffer as const. This is problematic if strict const handling is requested from the compiler (as is always the case when writing C++). In particular, the prototypes:
int usb_bulk_write(usb_dev_handle *dev, int ep, char *bytes,
int size, int timeout);
int usb_interrupt_write(usb_dev_handle *dev, int ep, char *bytes,
int size, int timeout);
should instead be:
int usb_bulk_write(usb_dev_handle *dev, int ep, const char *bytes,
int size, int timeout);
int usb_interrupt_write(usb_dev_handle *dev, int ep, const char *bytes,
int size, int timeout);
At the moment I need to cast my const strings, which is ugly.
This is obviously a request to upstream (although I would be happy with
a debian-only patch if they aren't responsive), so please forward it to
them through whatever channel they prefer.
Thanks,
Bas
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