Hi Jack,
>>> c)According to https://ieee1394.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Release_Notes#Linux_2.6.31,
>>> the old FireWire drivers are slowly getting deprecated. How will this
>>> affect/fit into the camera1394 pkg?
>>>
>> I do not think these changes will affect the higher-level libdc1394
>> libraries.
>
> I noticed today that newer versions of libdc1394 support both old and
> new driver stacks.
>
> So, for camera1394 it becomes a matter of testing with both versions
> (which is non-trivial).
Is that newer version then also checked out in libdc1394v2 pkg? And
does that mean we shall better de-install system installation of it?

cheers, D.
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