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David Brownell <david-b@pacbell.net> mention udev, and correct D2XX speed mentions

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...@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ you can build the in-tree documentation. ...@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ you can build the in-tree documentation.
Installing OpenOCD Installing OpenOCD
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On Linux, you may have permissions problems to address. The best
way to do this is to use the contrib/udev.rules file. It probably
belongs somewhere in /etc/udev/rules.d, but consult your operating
system documentation to be sure. In particular, make sure that it
matches the syntax used by your operating system's version of udev.
A Note to OpenOCD Users A Note to OpenOCD Users
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...@@ -325,7 +331,7 @@ Then type ``make'', and perhaps ``make install''. ...@@ -325,7 +331,7 @@ Then type ``make'', and perhaps ``make install''.
Using FTDI's FTD2XX Using FTDI's FTD2XX
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Some claim the (closed) FTDICHIP.COM solution is faster, which The (closed source) FTDICHIP.COM solution is faster on MS-Windows. That
is the motivation for supporting it even though its licensing restricts is the motivation for supporting it even though its licensing restricts
it to non-redistributable OpenOCD binaries, and it is not available for it to non-redistributable OpenOCD binaries, and it is not available for
all operating systems used with OpenOCD. You may, however, build such all operating systems used with OpenOCD. You may, however, build such
...@@ -370,6 +376,9 @@ the following: ...@@ -370,6 +376,9 @@ the following:
--with-ft2xx-linux-tardir=../libftd2xx0.4.16 \ --with-ft2xx-linux-tardir=../libftd2xx0.4.16 \
... other options ... ... other options ...
Note that on Linux there is no good reason to use these FTDI binaries;
they are no faster (on Linux) than libftdi, and cause licensing issues.
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Obtaining OpenOCD From Subversion Obtaining OpenOCD From Subversion
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