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[ANNOUNCE] xf86-input-joystick-1.3.1

From:  Sascha Hlusiak <saschahlusiak-AT-arcor.de>
To:  xorg-AT-lists.freedesktop.org
Subject:  [ANNOUNCE] xf86-input-joystick-1.3.1
Date:  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 00:37:31 +0100
Message-ID:  <200712070037.36898.saschahlusiak@arcor.de>
Cc:  xorg-announce-AT-lists.freedesktop.org

Release 1.3.1 of the joystick input driver for X.Org-7.3

git tag: xf86-input-joystick-1.3.1


This release adds support for evdev devices (/dev/input/event*) but if this 
fails, the linux joystick interface is tried and, if available, the bsd 
usbhid interface (so in FreeBSD the linux joystick interface can be used now 
with the same binary). The evdev backend makes it possible to hotplug the 
joystick driver from hal; an example policy file is included in the tarball. 
Use with care.


Changes since 1.3.0:
- Add check for kbproto in configure script
- configure.ac: Checking for available backends instead of OS
- Added backend selection code (in order: evdev, linux joystick, bsd usbhid)
- Fixed implicit declaration warnings because of missed header files
- Mentioned multiple backends in man page
- New: evdev backend
- Return NULL on device configure fail instead of an unconfigured device, 
which made X segfault
- Fixed default button mappings
- Looking for Path parameter besides Device (used by HAL+input hotplug)
- Added example hal policy file for input hotplugging of a joystick
- Mentioned hotplugging and hal policy in man page


md5sum:
ff25ea697cfa1570cc28f4b9cf9c761f  xf86-input-joystick-1.3.1.tar.bz2
d61333fcbc99f61888df3e2eb71d962a  xf86-input-joystick-1.3.1.tar.gz

sha1sum:
e28590951aaebee5089a0d9abd8d22b900e9ee22  xf86-input-joystick-1.3.1.tar.bz2
79360faad77b478377ca0d26fa9fea37f06eac89  xf86-input-joystick-1.3.1.tar.gz


http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/driver/xf8...
http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/driver/xf8...


Regards,
Sascha

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