Bug#1116967: ITP: linux-gpib-user -- User tools for GPIB devices

[Paul Tagliamonte <paultag@debian.org>]

I make pretty extensive use of HP GPIB devices at home - I'm using the out of tree dkms module today but don't love it.

I'd be delighted to sponsor uploads for any of this ecosystem that grows a willing Debian maintainer

Paul

:wq

On Wed, Oct 1, 2025, 8:15 AM Matthias Geiger <m_geiger@wiwa.de> wrote:

Package: wnpp
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Owner: Matthias Geiger <werdahias@riseup.net>
Severity: wishlist

* Package name    : linux-gpib-user
   Version         : 4.3.6
   Upstream Contact: Dave Penkeler
* URL             : https://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-gpib/
* License         : GPL-2+
   Programming Lang: C
   Description     : User tools for GPIB devices

I intend to package the user-space parts of linux-gpib. GPIB (IEEE
488.2) is a parallel bus that is used
in e.g. digital multimeters or logic analyzers. Those can be chained
together and then be queried via commands sent
from a controller. The kernel parts are currently being upstreamed and
are in staging; the userspace bits provide a library,
documentation, python bindings and tools to interface with GPIB devices.

best,

werdahias