From b8e62bb9bf86d4804defe738b2a7140cd9417a6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Josh Blum Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:32:11 -0700 Subject: usb: added libusb docs to build guide, usrp1: moved transfer param docs --- host/docs/build.rst | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'host/docs/build.rst') diff --git a/host/docs/build.rst b/host/docs/build.rst index f37b5dce7..9cf37db4a 100644 --- a/host/docs/build.rst +++ b/host/docs/build.rst @@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ LibUSB * **Purpose:** USB-based hardware support * **Version:** at least 1.0 * **Usage:** build time + run time (optional) -* **Download URL:** http://www.libusb.org/ +* **Download URL:** http://sourceforge.net/projects/libusb/files/libusb-1.0/ +* **Download URL (windows binaries):** http://www.libusb.org/wiki/windows_backend#LatestBinarySnapshots ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Python @@ -151,6 +152,19 @@ Generate the project with cmake * Set the build variables and click configure again. * Click generate and a project file will be created in the build directory. +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +LibUSB cmake notes +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +On Windows, cmake does not have the advantage of pkg-config, +so we must manually tell cmake how to locate the LibUSB header and lib. + +From the cmake gui, select "Advanded View": + +* Set LIBUSB_INCLUDE_DIR to the directory with "libusb.h". +* Set LIBUSB_LIBRARIES to the full path for "libusb-1.0.lib". + +Then check the boxes to enable USRP1 support, click configure and generate. + ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Build the project in MSVC ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -177,3 +191,8 @@ Setup the PATH environment variable ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * Add the boost library path to %PATH% (usually c:\\program files\\boost\\\\lib) * Add the uhd library path to %PATH% (usually c:\\program files\\uhd\\lib) +* Add the libusb library to %PATH% (if using usb support) + +**Note:** +The interface for editing environment variable paths in Windows is very poor. +I recommend using "Rapid Environment Editor" (http://www.rapidee.com) over the default editor. -- cgit v1.2.3