[PATCH] util-linux/lsusb.c: print manufacturer/product strings if available
Peter Korsgaard
peter at korsgaard.com
Sun Dec 17 14:54:03 UTC 2023
>>>>> "rep" == rep dot nop <rep.dot.nop at gmail.com> writes:
> On 14 December 2023 08:22:36 CET, Peter Korsgaard <peter at korsgaard.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> "Aleksander" == Aleksander Mazur <deweloper at wp.pl> writes:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> > AFAIR similar problem applies to util-linux/lspci.c.
>> > Do you build busybox with shell enabled?
>> > Instead of busybox's lspci/lsusb I use 2 quite simple shell scripts (working in hush).
>>
>> Yes, lsusb/lspci are really simple applets, but given that they already
>> exist we might as well make them more useful.
>>
> Is it worth the wattage, though?
> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SmZVhImx1pY
> Maybe it is (not, so far)?
Well, not up to me to decide. My (obviously not objective) opinion is
that it is. It is a fairly big improvement for usability, and as the
bloat-o-meter output shows, it adds less than 400 bytes - Where
approximately half of those are libbb functions shared with other
applets.
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Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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