Bug#1061182: libsdl2: native gamecube controllers are unsupported because `--enable-hidapi-libusb` is not set

[Brian Smith]

Package: libsdl2
Version: 2.28.5+dfsg-3
Severity: wishlist
Tags: newcomer
X-Debbugs-Cc: 315kolyc7 at mozmail.com

Dear Maintainer,

As of https://github.com/libsdl-
org/SDL/commit/c528615626d9f7789a5681a946cb3d5bd5d68c2c, SDL2 supports gamecube
controllers using the Switch/Wii U USB GameCube controller adapter. To use
this, however, one must build SDL using `--enable-hidapi-libusb`.

I was able to get this working on my machine by using apt source, editing the
`confflags` in `rules` to include `--enable-hidapi-libusb`, installing `libusb-
dev` and `libusb-1.0-0-dev`, and building with `dpkg-buildpackage`.

I'd love to hear any thoughts about adding `--enable-hidapi-libusb`.

Thank you so much for your time!

- Brian


-- System Information:
Debian Release: trixie/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 6.6.11-amd64 (SMP w/24 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages libsdl2-2.0-0 depends on:
ii  libasound2          1.2.10-3
ii  libc6               2.37-13
ii  libdecor-0-0        0.2.2-1
ii  libdrm2             2.4.120-1
ii  libgbm1             23.3.3-3
ii  libpulse0           16.1+dfsg1-3
ii  libsamplerate0      0.2.2-4
ii  libwayland-client0  1.22.0-2.1
ii  libwayland-cursor0  1.22.0-2.1
ii  libwayland-egl1     1.22.0-2.1
ii  libx11-6            2:1.8.7-1
ii  libxcursor1         1:1.2.1-1
ii  libxext6            2:1.3.4-1+b1
ii  libxfixes3          1:6.0.0-2
ii  libxi6              2:1.8-1+b1
ii  libxkbcommon0       1.6.0-1
ii  libxrandr2          2:1.5.2-2+b1
ii  libxss1             1:1.2.3-1

libsdl2-2.0-0 recommends no packages.

Versions of packages libsdl2-2.0-0 suggests:
ii  xdg-utils  1.1.3-4.1

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