Re: [Linux-gpib-general] almost one year since I'm unable to install linux-gpib on my gentoo

[Evan F. <eva...@gm...>]

Sorry that is frustrating. I am a fellow gentoo user myself. This
sounds like an issue that should be submitted to the authors of the
ebuild you are using. You will want to explain in the bug report what
kernel you are using too (gentoo, vs vanilla, vs xyz).

On Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM Jakub Ladman <la...@vo...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> for almost whole year I am unable to install linux-gpib on my gentoo linux.
>
> Since kernel was updated to 6.12 the packages (ebuilds) that are
> describing to the system how the linux-gpib(-kernel) sources are to be
> obtained and how to build them, are no longer able to build it.
>
> For short while it was possible instead of the "stable" ebuild
> linux-gpib-4.3.6 to use linux-gpib-9999 which is set to fetch the top of
> the development git.
>
> Now every attempt fails.
>
> I am waiting for kernel update to the dream version containing the gpib
> drivers, but for many months nothing.
>
> There is masked package of linux 6.16.8 but anything I can do including
> unmasking it leads not to bootable system.
>
> I was hoping also for version 4.3.7 of the gpib suite will appear and
> solve it, but no ...
>
> I know you can't support every distro there exist in this universe, but
> I honestly don't know what to do, so just complaining ...
>
> There were years where no problem with installing linux-gpib were present.
>
> J.
>
>
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