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Re: Seeking guidance



On Sun, Feb 16, 2025 at 03:08:16PM -0800, Brian Button wrote:
> Hello there,
> 
> I have built a package (PlebGPIO) which simplifies access to the GPIO bus used by Raspberry Pi and some other companies.  Written in ‘C’, the repo is here:  https://github.com/briantbutton/plebgpio.  We use it in production on Ubuntu 24.04.  AFAIK, it is only relevant in an ARM64 architecture.
> 
> The GPIO can used for a lot of things, but mostly for LEDs and buttons, which is the sweet spot for PlebGPIO.  GPIO interfaces on Raspberry Pi are currently a mess of partial, abandoned and nonfunctional libraries (see links below).
> https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/145013/future-of-gpio-access-on-pi5
> https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/147465/current-proper-way-to-interface-gpio-from-c-code
> https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/145295/raspberry-pi-5-gpio-library-questions/150707
> 
> Since we use SystemD to simplify things for the application software, it seemed like a Debian package would be the best way to deliver this to folks.  You know, official, easy, authorized.  Installable with apt without any special hassle.
> 
> I have a package together as of today.  It installs correctly with dpkg but I do not know what to do next.

If you want to maintain it in Debian yourself, you should follow https://mentors.debian.net/intro-maintainers/

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