# Install libusb-compat with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, pacman, zypper Library for USB device access. Version 0.1.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-18. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:libusb-compat ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install libusb-compat ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install libusb-compat ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/libusb-compat/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add libusb-compat ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libusb-compat from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S libusb-compat ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: libusb-compat from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libusb-0_1-4 ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libusb-0_1-4 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:libusb-compat - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.1.9 - **Source summary:** Library for USB device access - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-2.1-or-later AND (LGPL-2.1-or-later OR BSD-3-Clause) - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-18T03:58:46Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - libusb-config (cli) - libusb-config (alias) ## Dependencies - libusb ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake - libtool - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 0.1.9 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-18 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://libusb.info/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage libusb-compat is the libusb project's compatibility layer for software written against the old libusb-0.1 API while systems moved to the newer libusb-1.0 stack. ### Project history The project appeared during the libusb-1.0 transition as a deliberately conservative bridge: keep legacy usb_* callers building and running while letting distributions ship the newer libusb implementation underneath. Its release notes show an initial beta in May 2008, a 0.1.0 release in December 2008, and later fixes focused on endpoint-addressing compatibility, initialization behavior, cross-compiling, and avoiding symbol clashes with libusb-1.0. ### Adoption history The package became useful to Unix package maintainers because many older USB tools and libraries expected libusb-0.1 headers or libusb-config even after libusb-1.0 had become the maintained API. Keeping it packaged let distributions retire older implementation details without forcing every leaf package to port at once. ### How it is used End users rarely call libusb-compat directly. It is normally pulled in as a build or runtime dependency for older USB-aware software, with libusb-config serving legacy configure scripts. ### Why package nerds care It is a classic transition package: small, boring, and important because it absorbs API churn between a widely used hardware-access library and a long tail of older consumers. ### Timeline - 2008-05-25: Initial 0.1.0 beta release. - 2008-12-13: libusb-compat-0.1.0 release. - 2009: 0.1.1 through 0.1.3 refined endpoint behavior, initialization failure handling, error-code compatibility, and cross-compiling. - 2015: 0.1.6 added cleanup handling, libusb-1.0 dlopen handling, and MinGW updates. ### Related projects - libusb-1.0 is the implementation layer that libusb-compat targets. - libusb-0.1 is the legacy API surface preserved for old consumers. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for libusb-compat. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** libusb-compat - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - apk - libusb-compat - 0.1.9-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libusb-compat from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Compatility for older libusb | https://libusb.info/ - apk - libusb-compat-dev - 0.1.9-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libusb-compat-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Compatility for older libusb (development files) | https://libusb.info/ - pacman - libusb-compat - 0.1.9-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: libusb-compat from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Library to enable user space application programs to communicate with USB devices | http://libusb.sourceforge.net/ - zypper - libusb-0_1-4 - 0.1.13-38.8: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libusb-0_1-4 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | libusb-1.0 Compatibility Library for libusb-0.1 | https://libusb.info/ - zypper - libusb-0_1-4-32bit - 0.1.13-38.8: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libusb-0_1-4-32bit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | libusb-1.0 Compatibility Library for libusb-0.1 | https://libusb.info/ - zypper - libusb-compat-devel - 0.1.8-38.8: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libusb-compat-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | libusb-1.0 Compatibility Layer for libusb-0.1 | https://libusb.info/ - MacPorts - libusb-compat: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/libusb-compat/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libtool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libtool/) - 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Shared terms: access, api, cli, device, hardware. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/libusb-compat.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/libusb-compat.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph