From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 9 23:22:42 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F89116A417 for ; Wed, 9 Jan 2008 23:22:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from shuvaev@physik.uni-wuerzburg.de) Received: from mailrelay.rz.uni-wuerzburg.de (wrzx28.rz.uni-wuerzburg.de [132.187.3.28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C85113C461 for ; Wed, 9 Jan 2008 23:22:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from shuvaev@physik.uni-wuerzburg.de) Received: from virusscan.mail (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mailrelay.mail (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5FC0CF1B3; Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:22:41 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by virusscan.mail (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51945F1AF; Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:22:41 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at uni-wuerzburg.de Received: from mail.physik.uni-wuerzburg.de (wptd92.physik.uni-wuerzburg.de [132.187.40.192]) by mailmaster.uni-wuerzburg.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2591EF1A2; Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:22:40 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost.my.domain ([91.10.131.39]) by mail.physik.uni-wuerzburg.de (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.3HF96) with ESMTP id 2008011000223774-1143 ; Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:22:37 +0100 Received: by localhost.my.domain (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:23:17 +0100 Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:23:17 +0100 From: Alexey Shuvaev To: phk@phk.freebsd.dk Message-ID: <20080109232317.GA3099@localhost.my.domain> Mail-Followup-To: phk@phk.freebsd.dk, freebsd-current@freebsd.org References: <20080109214224.GA1966@localhost.my.domain> <87022.1199919409@critter.freebsd.dk> Mime-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <87022.1199919409@critter.freebsd.dk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Organization: Universitaet Wuerzburg X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on domino1/uni-wuerzburg(Release 7.0.3HF96 | December 5, 2007) at 01/10/2008 00:22:38, Serialize by Router on domino1/uni-wuerzburg(Release 7.0.3HF96 | December 5, 2007) at 01/10/2008 00:22:40, Serialize complete at 01/10/2008 00:22:40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IEEE488 (lack of) future in FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:22:42 -0000 On Wed, Jan 09, 2008 at 10:56:49PM +0000, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > > My worry is that since I don't use the GPIB cards anymore, the code > will be (already is) pretty unmaintained, and thus likely to rot > away. > > If it transpires people are actually using it, things are different, > but it needs to be users, not just people who thought about playing > with it. > Ok, no real userbase behind me. And as for myself I think I can always either stick to some RELENG or do some code cleanup to make the driver working with CURRENT (well, I hope). > >So if the adapters from Prologix appear to the system as serial ports, > >are they a stripped down imlementation of GPIB? > >One external experimental device = one adapter? > > It can do a full bus, you select the different devices using "magic" > commands. > Thanks for the info, I will keep these devices in mind. Alexey.