Device adapters whose names differ between Windows and non-Windows #825
Description
I knew about this but there are quite a few, it turns out.
Let's be careful not to add more in the future.
We should add some kind of test to prevent inconsistent naming.
But let's NOT go and rename them until we have both enforcement and plans (changing names does break existing .cfg files).
Currently, on Windows the filename of the .vcxproj becomes the adapter name. On non-Windows, the name is specified in the Makefile.am.
When device adapters are built by Meson in the future, it will be best for them to have a single name (although hacks could be used to preserve the split naming). We could offer compatibility by adding a way for device adapters to have aliases, or just decide to unify the names and break some config files. In most cases the Windows name seems to be better, but there are some exceptions.
DeviceAdapters:
| Windows (vcxproj) | Linux/macOS (Automake) |
|---|---|
| ASIwptr | ASIWPTR |
| BaslerPylon | BaslerCamera |
| CairnOptoSpinUCSF | CairnOptospinUCSF |
| ChuoSeiki_MD5000 | ChuoSeikiMD5000 |
| ChuoSeiki_QT | ChuoSeikiQT |
| NPointC400 | nPoint |
| pE300 | CoolLEDpE300 |
| pE4000 | CoolLEDpE4000 |
| PI_GCS | PIGCS |
| PI_GCS_2 | PIGCS2 |
| SmarActHCU-3D | SmarActHCU3D |
| Thorlabs | ThorLabs |
| ThrolabsSC10 | ThorLabsSC10 |
| TwainCamera | TwainRGBCamera |
| XCite120PC_Exacte | XCite120PCExacte |
| Yokogawa | CSU22 |
SecretDeviceAdapters:
| Windows (vcxproj) | Linux/macOS (Automake) |
|---|---|
| ESIOImagingControllers | ESImagingIOControllers |
| PolychromeV | Polychrome5000 |