https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Rename_libusb_packages_and_deprecated_old_api
== Summary == Rename `libusb` to `libusb-compat` and `libusbx` to `libusb1`. Do '''not''' provide an automated update path for the old `libusb` build dependency as packages should–and likely can–be updated to use `libusb1`. == Owner == * Name: [[User:benzea|Benjamin Berg]] * Email: bb...@redhat.com == Detailed Description == Currently we have two related packages: * libusb: Containing a compatibility layer of the 0.1 API for libusb 1.0 * libusbx: Containing the libusb 1.0 API, where the name "libusbx" derives from a fork that existed for a while To make it clear that "libusb" should not be used anymore and as "libusbx" does not exist anymore, it makes sense to rename the packages as follows: * libusb-compat * libusb1 In order to ensure that no package is depending on the old `libusb` (i.e. `libusb-compat`) without a good reason, the plan is to '''not''' add the corresponding `Provides:` line for the `libusb-compat-devel` rename. == Benefit to Fedora == * We adhere more closely to the upstream naming scheme for libusb. * We begin sunsetting `libusb-compat` (i.e. current `libusb`). == Scope == * Proposal owners: Create new `libusb-compat` and `libusb1` packages based on the current ones. * Other developers: Review any package that uses `BuildRequires: libusb-devel`. Many of them will be able to switch to `libusb1-devel` but some may still require the compatibility layer, i.e. `libusb-compat-devel`. * Release engineering: N/A * Policies and guidelines: N/A (not needed for this change) * Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change) * Alignment with Objectives: N/A == Upgrade/compatibility impact == No impact is expected. == How To Test == No further testing is needed. == User Experience == [not provided] == Dependencies == [not provided] == Contingency Plan == Add `Provides: libusb-devel` to `libusb-compat-devel` if too many packages are not updated. * Contingency mechanism: (What to do? Who will do it?) N/A (not a System Wide Change) * Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change) * Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change) == Documentation == N/A (not a System Wide Change) -- Ben Cotton He / Him / His Senior Program Manager, Fedora & CentOS Stream Red Hat TZ=America/Indiana/Indianapolis _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org
