Re: search for /dev/input/js as well as /dev/js

2006-04-20 Thread Mike Hearn
On 4/20/06, Alexandre Julliard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Funny, I've been thinking the same thing, that's why I'm leaving > Saturday for two weeks in Greece ;) Wow cool, have fun! Reminds me, I should start thinking about my next holiday too ... but after exams :/ > (and I'm wondering how many

Alexandre away [Was: Re: search for /dev/input/js as well as /dev/js]

2006-04-20 Thread Michael Stefaniuc
Alexandre Julliard wrote: Mike Hearn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: LOL, what with this and the latest release notes I am starting to wonder if Alexandre needs a holiday :) Funny, I've been thinking the same thing, that's why I'm leaving Saturday for two weeks in Greece ;) Have fun. (and I

Re: search for /dev/input/js as well as /dev/js

2006-04-20 Thread Alexandre Julliard
Mike Hearn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > LOL, what with this and the latest release notes I am starting to wonder > if Alexandre needs a holiday :) Funny, I've been thinking the same thing, that's why I'm leaving Saturday for two weeks in Greece ;) (and I'm wondering how many patches you guys wi

Re: search for /dev/input/js as well as /dev/js

2006-04-20 Thread Mike Hearn
On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:18:25 +0200, Alexandre Julliard wrote: > You don't seem to fully appreciate the beauty of Linux. Of course > these things have to change all the time! I mean, how boring would it > be if code we wrote 6 months ago was still working today? > > Now if you will excuse me, I ha

Re: search for /dev/input/js as well as /dev/js

2006-04-20 Thread Marcus Meissner
On Wed, Apr 19, 2006 at 01:18:43PM -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote: > On Wednesday 19 April 2006 11:44, Mike McCormack wrote: > > Mike Frysinger wrote: > > > other major source projects like libsdl had no qualms > > > supporting /dev/input/js as well as /dev/js > > > > Maybe when you guys come up with

Re: search for /dev/input/js as well as /dev/js

2006-04-19 Thread Tim Schmidt
Seems to me that symlinks provided by a distribution would be usefull as a transitional measure only. Until applications eventually move over to the new /dev locations. So... Part of any application's perogerative is to deal with the platform(s) it runs on. Wine makes some special allowances fo

Re: search for /dev/input/js as well as /dev/js

2006-04-19 Thread Mike Frysinger
On Wednesday 19 April 2006 20:00, Mike McCormack wrote: > Mike Frysinger wrote: > > dont really know who you're talking about when you say "you guys" ... > > sounds like you're trying to say this situation is my fault when really i > > nor Gentoo has had anything to do with /dev naming schemas > >

Re: search for /dev/input/js as well as /dev/js

2006-04-19 Thread Mike Frysinger
On Wednesday 19 April 2006 09:18, Mike McCormack wrote: > Mike Frysinger wrote: > > with udev now, joystick nodes are created as /dev/input/js# and /dev/js# > > no longer exists ... attached patch will search for /dev/input/js# first > > and if that doesnt exist, fall back to /dev/js# > > You could

Re: search for /dev/input/js as well as /dev/js

2006-04-19 Thread Mike Frysinger
On Wednesday 19 April 2006 11:44, Mike McCormack wrote: > Mike Frysinger wrote: > > other major source projects like libsdl had no qualms > > supporting /dev/input/js as well as /dev/js > > Maybe when you guys come up with another new standard next year, dont really know who you're talking about w

Re: search for /dev/input/js as well as /dev/js

2006-04-19 Thread Mike McCormack
Mike Frysinger wrote: dont really know who you're talking about when you say "you guys" ... sounds like you're trying to say this situation is my fault when really i nor Gentoo has had anything to do with /dev naming schemas Yes, it is Gentoo's fault. Your distro is missing a symlink, and

Re: search for /dev/input/js as well as /dev/js

2006-04-19 Thread Alexandre Julliard
Mike McCormack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Maybe when you guys come up with another new standard next year, every > project that uses a joystick be broken if it doesn't search /dev/js, > /dev/input/js and /dev/input/joysticks/0? You don't seem to fully appreciate the beauty of Linux. Of course

Re: search for /dev/input/js as well as /dev/js

2006-04-19 Thread Mike McCormack
Mike Frysinger wrote: other major source projects like libsdl had no qualms supporting /dev/input/js as well as /dev/js Maybe when you guys come up with another new standard next year, every project that uses a joystick be broken if it doesn't search /dev/js, /dev/input/js and /dev/input/jo

Re: search for /dev/input/js as well as /dev/js

2006-04-19 Thread Mike McCormack
Mike Frysinger wrote: with udev now, joystick nodes are created as /dev/input/js# and /dev/js# no longer exists ... attached patch will search for /dev/input/js# first and if that doesnt exist, fall back to /dev/js# You could easily maintain compatibility with Wine and any other application