Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 08:23:43 +0100 From: Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> To: "freebsd-x11@freebsd.org" <x11@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: xf86-input-joystick-1.6.2_4 not working Message-ID: <20170213072343.GA1926@c720-r292778-amd64> In-Reply-To: <CAN6yY1uPZa9v=p%2BXVWPxWB15LdAxhd3a0OVtsyn4kVPUmYCyJQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <20170212193002.GA2079@c720-r292778-amd64> <CAN6yY1uPZa9v=p%2BXVWPxWB15LdAxhd3a0OVtsyn4kVPUmYCyJQ@mail.gmail.com>
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El día Sunday, February 12, 2017 a las 04:18:53PM -0800, Kevin Oberman escribió: > > FreeBSD CURRENT r292778-amd64 > > Xorg 7.7.2 ... > > uhidd-0.2.1_3 > > xf86-input-joystick-1.6.2_4. > > all compiled from ports. > > > > [...] > > > /usr/ports/x11-drivers/xf86-input/evdev > You can install int directly or go to x11-drivers and do a "make config" > and select it. (I suggest the latter.) > > If you are using packages, then install hte package. Thanks for the hint. I will put it on the list for poudriere and let it build x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev . > > Should I file a PR about this? > > > > Does not hurt, but it's now a bit of an orphan as the developers are > expecting evdev to be the way forward and probably not doing much with the > joystick or other input drivers that evdev handles. (N.B. I ave no > joystick, so I have not actual experience with it. Meanwhile I filed it as https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=217047 and there is a comment in the PR about trying: "... native joystick support in games/flighgear rather than emulating keyboard+mouse via xf86-input-joystick, joytran, antimicro, etc.? See /usr/local/share/flightgear/Input/Joysticks/ThrustMaster/" I will give it a try when I can put hands again on my sons laptop. Thanks matthias -- Matthias Apitz, ✉ guru@unixarea.de, ⌂ http://www.unixarea.de/ ☎ +49-176-38902045
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