libraw1394 and FreeBSD

[Steve Polyack]

Hello,
  I've seen a few posts in the archives referring to porting libraw1394 
to FreeBSD.  However, none of these appear to have been successful.  I'm 
considering giving this a shot, but I will likely need some guidance.  I 
have a few questions/points from what I've gathered from past discussions:

1. libraw1394 implements some ISO 1394 read/write/stop/start/etc 
functions for firewire on linux.  It's been said that these are already 
implemented in the FreeBSD kernel modules which provide firewire 
access.  Is this correct?  If so, libraw1394 only needs rewritten enough 
to provide the freebsd kernel interface in a linux application-familiar 
sense.

2. What is going on with firewire development in FreeBSD currently?  If 
I attempt to complete this port, am I better off working with 8-CURRENT 
as opposed to 7.2-RELEASE?  I'm aware the USB stack in 8 is totally 
rewritten; is the same true for the firewire modules?


I believe this would be a valuable port for FreeBSD.  It would enable us 
to use a wide range of audio and DV interfaces via firewire and existing 
linux "drivers" which only depend on libraw1394, opening up 
possibilities like using FreeBSD for audio and video editing.

Thanks,
Steve Polyack