Added note to user manual for packagers of OpenOCD
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you. Chances are that that binary is from some SVN version that is more
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stable than SVN trunk where bleeding edge development takes place.
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@section Packagers Please Read!
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If you are a @b{PACKAGER} of OpenOCD if you
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@enumerate
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@item @b{Sell dongles} and include pre-built binaries
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@item @b{Supply tools} ie: A complete development solution
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@item @b{Supply IDEs} like Eclipse, or RHIDE, etc.
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@item @b{Build packages} ie: RPM files, or DEB files for a Linux Distro
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@end enumerate
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As a @b{PACKAGER} - you are at the top of the food chain. You solve
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problems for downstream users. What you fix or solve - solves hundreds
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if not thousands of user questions. If something does not work for you
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please let us know. That said, would also like you to follow a few
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suggestions:
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@enumerate
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@item @b{Always build with Printer Ports Enabled}
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@item @b{Try where possible to use LIBFTDI + LIBUSB} You cover more bases
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@end enumerate
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It is your decision..
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@itemize @bullet
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@item @b{Why YES to LIBFTDI + LIBUSB}
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@itemize @bullet
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@item @b{LESS} work - libusb perhaps already there
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@item @b{LESS} work - identical code multiple platforms
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@item @b{MORE} dongles are supported
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@item @b{MORE} platforms are supported
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@item @b{MORE} complete solution
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@end itemize
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@item @b{Why not LIBFTDI + LIBUSB} (ie: ftd2xx instead)
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@itemize @bullet
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@item @b{LESS} Some say it is slower.
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@item @b{LESS} complex to distribute (external dependencies)
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@end itemize
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@end itemize
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@section Building From Source
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You can download the current SVN version with SVN client of your choice from the
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