In order to use this library to actually access USB on your Android device, would the Termux app need extra permissions?

So should we move this to root-packages?

Probably

$ /system/bin/lsusb
lsusb: No /sys/bus/usb/devices/: Permission denied
$

Ok I will try now

Do we need two PRs for the same package?

The #1715 is for adding the package, #2175 is for removing from this repo

Oh, okay 😅

Wouldn't libusb still be useful for compiling packages requiring libusb?
Those packages wouldn't work without root however, as you've discussed.
I guess it depends on how we draw the line between termux-packages and termux-root-packages.

Then won’t those packages also require root access?

@Wetitpig yeah, those packages would require root, trying to use them would otherwise give "permission denied" error or similar. Libusb however is just a library and won't ever give you "permission denied" error.

@Grimler91 Is there a function that can run without root in the library?

@Wetitpig libusb is a library it's not a front end package, so it doesn't require root to install, like @Grimler91 said it depends on how we draw the line between termux-packages and termux-root-packages

I think the libraries should be in termux-packages

@Auxilus @Grimler91 Install never requires root. It’s only using it that requires root. The main point should be whether it can function without root.

@Wetitpig then it depends on how we define "to function", I see it as that libusb's function is to enable other packages to be linked to it with -lusb, this will work without errors.
Those other packages would require root to function though (currently, termux-api can include usb functionality in the future).

So not ALL programs linked with libusb require root?

Otherwise, it is quite useless to keep the library only while it cannot compile any packages that do not need root.

Libusb is now available from the root repo so this can be merged.