1 libusbx 1.0 Windows binary snapshot - README
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9 - Open existing or create a new project for your application
10 - Copy libusb.h, from the include\libusbx-1.0\ directory, into your project and
11 make sure that the location where the file reside appears in the 'Additional
12 Include Directories' section (Configuration Properties -> C/C++ -> General).
13 - Copy the relevant .lib file from MS32\ or MS64\ and add 'libusb-1.0.lib' to
14 your 'Additional Dependencies' (Configuration Properties -> Linker -> Input)
15 Also make sure that the directory where libusb-1.0.lib resides is added to
16 'Additional Library Directories' (Configuration Properties -> Linker
18 - If you use the static version of the libusbx library, make sure that
19 'Runtime Library' is set to 'Multi-threaded DLL (/MD)' (Configuration
20 Properties -> C/C++ -> Code Generation).
21 NB: If your application requires /MT (Multi-threaded/libCMT), you need to
22 recompile a static libusbx 1.0 library from source.
23 - Compile and run your application. If you use the DLL version of libusb-1.0,
24 remember that you need to have a copy of the DLL either in the runtime
25 directory or in system32
28 - The following is an example of a sources files that you can use to compile
29 a libusbx 1.0 based console application. In this sample ..\libusbx\ is the
30 directory where you would have copied libusb.h as well as the relevant
37 INCLUDES=..\libusbx;$(DDK_INC_PATH)
38 TARGETLIBS=..\libusbx\libusb-1.0.lib
41 - Note that if you plan to use libCMT instead of MSVCRT (USE_LIBCMT=1 instead
42 of USE_MSVCRT=1), you will need to recompile libusbx to use libCMT. This can
43 easily be achieved, in the DDK environment, by running 'ddk_build /MT'
46 - Copy libusb.h, from include/libusbx-1.0/ to your default include directory,
47 and copy the MinGW32/ or MinGW64/ .a files to your default library directory.
48 Or, if you don't want to use the default locations, make sure that you feed
49 the relevant -I and -L options to the compiler.
50 - Add the '-lusb-1.0' linker option when compiling.
52 o Additional information:
53 - The libusbx 1.0 API documentation can be accessed at:
54 http://api.libusbx.org
55 - For some libusb samples (including source), please have a look in examples/
56 - For additional information on the libusbx 1.0 Windows backend please visit:
57 http://windows.libusbx.org
58 - The MinGW and MS generated DLLs are fully interchangeable, provided that you
59 use the import libs provided or generate one from the .def also provided.
60 - If you find any issue, please visit http://libusbx.org/ and check the