Bug#854606: ITP: libnfc-nci -- NFC stack for NCI based NFC Controllers by NXP
Am 08.02.2017 um 22:40 schrieb Ben Hutchings:
> On Wed, 2017-02-08 at 11:28 -0500, Josua Mayer wrote:
>> Package: wnpp
>> Severity: wishlist
>> Owner: Josua Mayer <josua.mayer97@gmail.com>
>>
>> * Package name : libnfc-nci
>> Version : 2.1
>> Upstream Author : NXP Semiconductors
>> * URL : https://github.com/NXPNFCLinux/linux_libnfc-nci
>> * License : Apache-2.0
>> Programming Lang: C
>> Description : NFC stack for NCI based NFC Controllers by NXP
>>
>> This library provides an abstracted interface to NFC controllers in order
>> to build applications that make use of nfc technology.
>> Description to be revised!
>>
>> This library is provided by NFC to facilitate development of nfc enabled applications.
>> It currently has support for the pn7120 and pn7150 chips.
> This doesn't look suitable for Debian. Although it can be used with
> GNU/Linux, it is clearly designed for Android.
Hopefully this is not a showstopper. The library was originally designed
for use with android, I see no reason why it can't be used on GNU/Linux.
> Debian already
> provides:
>
> - Linux kernel NFC stack and drivers, providing a socket interface
> - libnfc, providing a generic interface to many (mostly USB-attached)
> NFC controllers
>
> I don't see a lot of value in adding a third, vendor-specific stack
> that's incompatible with anything else packaged in Debian.
>
> [...]
>> However this library can be used with devices and nfc addon boards by other vendors providing they feature a supported nfc chip.
>> Such it could benefit a much broader audience than just SR customers.
> [...]
>
> Really? The documentation says it's specific to NXP PN5xx.
I was referring to the host systems. As in <insert your embedded board
here>. Anyone could connect one of the supported chips to anything.
>
> Ben.
>
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