[Nut-upsuser] newhidups and hidups drivers

[Peter Selinger]

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Thanks! -- Peter

Steve Strong wrote:
> 
> thanks for this reply, BUT...
> 
> I chose option 2:
> 
>     * i removed all of the files generated by the build
>     * i un-tared the source
>     * i configured for the build with:
>           o  ./configure --with-user=nut
>           o make
>           o make usb
>     * then i ran make install
> 
> but none of the usb drivers showed up in /usr/local/ups/bin
> 
> any idea what's going on?
> steve
> 
> Peter Selinger wrote:
> 
> >Steve,
> >
> >use newhidups, not hidups. You should do either this:
> >
> > ./configure --with-drivers=newhidups
> > make
> >
> >(to compile only the newhidups driver - saves a lot of time), or this:
> >
> > ./configure
> > make
> > make usb
> >
> >(to compile all drivers). Note that simply "make" does not compile any
> >USB drivers by default, which is an outdated behavior and one that we
> >should probably change. 
> >
> >Arnaud, what is your feeling about the "make usb" target? Does it
> >still serve a useful purpose? Also, are there any situations where the
> >hidups driver is still preferred/needed?  Perhaps we should change
> >drivers.txt to encourage people more strongly to use newhidups.  
> >
> >-- Peter
> >
> >
> >strong.s at crwash.org wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>I just installed NUT and my UPS is an APC Back-UPS ES 500.  I looked in the list
> >>of drivers and found APC Back-UPS ES 350 listed in "drivers.txt" -- that list
> >>said I should use either the newhidups or hidups driver.  I looked in the
> >>installation and I found headers and c files to create these drivers (I think),
> >>but in /usr/local/ups/bin there is no driver named, "newhidups or hidups" --
> >>what have I messed up?
> >>
> >>thanks for your help!!!
> >>steve
> >>
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> -- 
> Steve Strong
> Math and Computer Science
> Washington High School
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