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rgerganov
Files missing when installing from command line
When following the command line installation instructions for Linux, I get the following error when I get to the 'make' command:
cc footswitch.c common.c debug.c -o footswitch -Wall pkg-config hidapi-libusb --libs
footswitch.c:23:19: fatal error: stdio.h: No such file or directory
#include <stdio.h>
^
compilation terminated.
common.c:23:19: fatal error: ctype.h: No such file or directory
#include <ctype.h>
^
compilation terminated.
debug.c:22:19: fatal error: stdio.h: No such file or directory
#include <stdio.h>
^
compilation terminated.
make: *** [footswitch] Error 1
There seem to be missing files, how can I get them? Would really like to get this foot pedal working. Thanks!
Looks like you don't have a C compiler installed. If you are using Ubuntu, you can try this:
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential
Well, I ran: $ sudo apt-get install pkg-config libusb-dev ...and then the 'make' command worked. I guess I needed that library. But now if I use the 'footswitch -r' command, for example, I'm getting:
cannot find footswitch with VID:PID=c45:7403 [init(), footswitch.c:94]
... the address for the footswitch should be 0c45:7403, though, how is it getting c45:7403, and how can I fix that?
You need to either use 'sudo footswitch ...' or install the udev rules with 'sudo make install'
okay, i entered 'sudo make install', but still had to use sudo in the footswitch command anyway. Would I need to uninstall & reinstall to avoid using sudo everytime?
Anyway, at least I can get it to work now. Thank you very much!
How do you find the switches needed to program certain keystrokes, for example, I'd like a pedal to enter: arrow down; double click.
Found the hex code for arrow down, but can't find anything for touchpad double-click. unfortunately, just using ENTER won't work in this application, nor will Ctrl-O, as that opens a dialogue box instead of opening the selected file.