John Dalgliesh wrote: > On Wed, 27 Aug 2003, Lauri Pesonen wrote: > > Can you > > compile the linuxdvb driver on OS X? > > Unlikely. The Mac OS X driver model is quite different to the Linux one. ... > When I wanted to get my PCI DVB-T card working in my Mac, I didn't really > consider directly compiling the linux-dvb source. Although if I'd known > what I know now then I might have tried it. I didn't even know what source > files were relevant so I spent a fair bit of time flailing around in the > dark, trying various things. Anyway, I ended up writing my own, gleaning > the technical details from the linux drivers (thanks guys!) > > I am currently in the process of rewriting the Mac driver for the > TehcnoTrend DVB-T PCI cards, after my first attempt which was a bit of a > dog's breakfast. It is taking me a lot longer than I expected, partially > because I want to make it good, and partially because now that I have > something working I spend a lot more time watching TV :). The revised > version should also make it easier to convert linux-dvb drivers to work > on the Mac. Maybe even with source compatibility ... but that's a long way > off :)
Some time ago Holger started to create a porting layer for the DVB driver in dvb-kernel CVS, i.e. he provided prototypes for all Linux kernel functions used by the driver so one could possibly implement them for OS-X or *BSD. Have you had looked at that? Do you think this approach will work, or do you seen any other way to share code between Linux and OS-X drivers? Johannes -- Info: To unsubscribe send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe linux-dvb" as subject.
