Bug#733094: uvcdynctrl still filling the disk
Thank you Paulo. On Wed, Dec 8, 2021, at 05:57, Paulo Assis wrote: > Guvcview functions perfectly without uvcdynctrl. > uvcdynctrl just adds some exotic uvc ctrls for older logitech cameras, like a > led ctrl. > The recommend can be droped without any problem. > > Regards. > > > A quarta, 8/12/2021, 04:12, Kurt Meyer escreveu: >> __ >> "Guvcview doesn't depend upon uvcdynctrl it just recommends it." Okay, but >> unless you disable "recommends", uvcdynctrl gets installed. Based on a >> little bit of research I performed, it is not recommended to disable >> "recommends" because recommended packages are usually needed for a more >> useful installation. >> >> Source of info for not disabling "recommends": >> https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/122289/why-install-recommends-default-is-true >> >> Does guvcview function or function well enough without uvcdynctrl? >> >> *The following additional packages will be installed:*** >> * libguvcview-2.0-2 libportaudio2 libwebcam0 uvcdynctrl uvcdynctrl-data*** >> *The following NEW packages will be installed:*** >> * guvcview libguvcview-2.0-2 libportaudio2 libwebcam0 uvcdynctrl >> uvcdynctrl-data*** >> *0 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.*** >> *Need to get 266 kB/386 kB of archives.*** >> *After this operation, 1,437 kB of additional disk space will be used.* >>
Bug#733094: uvcdynctrl still filling the disk
Guvcview functions perfectly without uvcdynctrl. uvcdynctrl just adds some exotic uvc ctrls for older logitech cameras, like a led ctrl. The recommend can be droped without any problem. Regards. A quarta, 8/12/2021, 04:12, Kurt Meyer escreveu: > "Guvcview doesn't depend upon uvcdynctrl it just recommends it." Okay, but > unless you disable "recommends", uvcdynctrl gets installed. Based on a > little bit of research I performed, it is not recommended to disable > "recommends" because recommended packages are usually needed for a more > useful installation. > > Source of info for not disabling "recommends": > > https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/122289/why-install-recommends-default-is-true > > Does guvcview function or function well enough without uvcdynctrl? > > *The following additional packages will be installed:* > * libguvcview-2.0-2 libportaudio2 libwebcam0 uvcdynctrl uvcdynctrl-data* > *The following NEW packages will be installed:* > * guvcview libguvcview-2.0-2 libportaudio2 libwebcam0 uvcdynctrl > uvcdynctrl-data* > *0 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.* > *Need to get 266 kB/386 kB of archives.* > *After this operation, 1,437 kB of additional disk space will be used.* > >
Bug#733094: uvcdynctrl still filling the disk
"Guvcview doesn't depend upon uvcdynctrl it just recommends it." Okay, but unless you disable "recommends", uvcdynctrl gets installed. Based on a little bit of research I performed, it is not recommended to disable "recommends" because recommended packages are usually needed for a more useful installation. Source of info for not disabling "recommends": https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/122289/why-install-recommends-default-is-true Does guvcview function or function well enough without uvcdynctrl? *The following additional packages will be installed:** * * libguvcview-2.0-2 libportaudio2 libwebcam0 uvcdynctrl uvcdynctrl-data** * *The following NEW packages will be installed:** * * guvcview libguvcview-2.0-2 libportaudio2 libwebcam0 uvcdynctrl uvcdynctrl-data** * *0 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.** * *Need to get 266 kB/386 kB of archives.** * *After this operation, 1,437 kB of additional disk space will be used.*
Bug#733094: uvcdynctrl still filling the disk
Guvcview doesn't depend on uvcdynctrl it just recommends it. I've fixed uvcdynctrl upstream but haven't push a new deb package because due to some uvc driver changes it became mostly irrelevant. Also I think new uvc devices expose the controls correctly, so there is no real need for uvcdynctrl. Regards, Paulo A terça, 30/06/2020, 13:36, Simon John escreveu: > Any movement on this, the issue was fixed upstream 5+ years ago but as > of today, /lib/udev/uvcdynctrl in sid still contains debug=1 > > OK users can change that, but on the next upgrade it'll get reverted and > fill the disk. > > Seems like a simple patch to change it to debug=0 by default and/or mark > it as a conffile to not overwrite. > > Without this we can't install guvcview safely. > > If the fix isn't forthcoming then surely this needs to be upgraded to > "grave" to prevent people installing it? > > Regards. > > -- > Simon John >
Bug#733094: uvcdynctrl still filling the disk
Any movement on this, the issue was fixed upstream 5+ years ago but as of today, /lib/udev/uvcdynctrl in sid still contains debug=1 OK users can change that, but on the next upgrade it'll get reverted and fill the disk. Seems like a simple patch to change it to debug=0 by default and/or mark it as a conffile to not overwrite. Without this we can't install guvcview safely. If the fix isn't forthcoming then surely this needs to be upgraded to "grave" to prevent people installing it? Regards. -- Simon John
