* Package name    : linux-gpib
  Version         : 4.0.3
  Upstream Author : Dave Penkler <dpenkler@gmail.com>
* URL             : http://linux-gpib.sourceforge.net/
* License         : GPL
  Programming Lang: C
  Description     : The Linux GPIB Package is a support package for
GPIB (IEEE 488) hardware.

The Linux GPIB Package is a support package for GPIB (IEEE 488)
hardware. The package contains kernel driver modules, and a C
user-space library with Guile, Perl, PHP, Python and TCL bindings.
The API of the C library is intended to be compatible with National
Instrument's GPIB library. The Linux GPIB Package is licensed under
the GNU General Public License.

I'm not planning to maintain this package. But, since it is
extremly useful when you have to control instruments, I considered
to fill the report to encourage someone to maintain it.

Morning,

I would like to pack the linux-gbip package, but I saw this bug then I want to know if the Fabricio still want pack.

Best regards,
Mariana.

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I tried to package linux-gpib in 2018. It would still be useful to package, but at the time I did not know enough about packaging kernel modules to be successful.

Here is one patch which was useful in 2018. I don't know if it is still helpful.
https://sourceforge.net/p/linux-gpib/mailman/linux-gpib-general/thread/31d781e2-d99b-5e31-0f93-4c552a06c4f8%40gmail.com/#msg36639167

I hope you will be successful packaging the module and would be happy to test.

Derek

On Mon, 05 May 2025 12:12:12 +0100 "Derek Kozel" <derek@bitstovolts.com>  wrote:

 >I tried to package linux-gpib in 2018. It would still be useful to
package, but at the time I did not know enough about packaging kernel
modules to be successful.

 > Here is one patch which was useful in 2018. I don't know if it is
still helpful.
https://sourceforge.net/p/linux-gpib/mailman/linux-gpib-general/thread/31d781e2-d99b-5e31-0f93-4c552a06c4f8%40gmail.com/#msg36639167


 > I hope you will be successful packaging the module and would be happy
to test.

Hi,

note that the gpib kernel module now has been accepted in linux-staging 
[0]. It will likely be in mainline with 6.17.

The userspacetools for gpib [1] however would be nice to have in Debian;
I am likely to package them for $work.

Currently I need to iron out some kinks to get the python bindings
installed into the correct directory; but apart from that, it already
builds fine for me.

Let me know if you want to work together on those. IMO this bugreport
should be closed then on the module landed in mainline and is enabled in
Debian kernel builds.


[0] https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.16-rc1/source/drivers/staging/gpib

[1] https://sourceforge.net/p/linux-gpib/git/ci/master/tree/linux-gpib-user/