libusb-compat

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  "dependencies": [
    "libusb"
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  "desc": "Library for USB device access",
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  "enrichment_fetched_at": "2026-06-20T23:41:16+00:00",
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  "homepage": "https://libusb.info/",
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  "homepage_title": "libusb",
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  "license": "LGPL-2.1-or-later AND (LGPL-2.1-or-later OR BSD-3-Clause)",
  "llm_generated_at": "2026-06-20T23:48:31+00:00",
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  "name": "libusb-compat",
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  "one_liner": "C library providing backward-compatible USB device access API wrapping libusb 1.0.",
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  "ruby_source_path": "Formula/lib/libusb-compat.rb",
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  "version_stable": "0.1.9",
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  "why_use_this": "Legacy software and older codebases expect the libusb 0.1.x API, which this library emulates on top of modern libusb 1.0. Use this when porting or running older USB applications that haven\u0027t been updated to the current libusb API."
}