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Subject: Re: installation instructions
From: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
To: alscheinine@tuffmail.us
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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:13:18 +0200
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Hi Alan,

> For bluez-libs-3.36 the package-specific installation
> instructions are in README (the INSTALL file has only
> generic instructions).  In the README file it is writtern
> 
> In order to compile Bluetooth libraries you need following software packages:
>          - Linux Bluetooth protocol stack (BlueZ)
>          - GCC compiler
> 
> But what do you mean by "Linux Bluetooth protocol stack (BlueZ)"?
> Usually such a message describes the _prerequisites_, not the package
> in which the file is found!!!  Does the phrase mean that the
> kernel drivers must be available?

it means the the Bluetooth protocol stack in the kernel is needed.

Regards

Marcel