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update instructions for integrating new drivers

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Frank Mori Hess 2005-04-11 02:13:43 +00:00
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@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ things have to be done:
<listitem>
<para>
Choose a senseful name for the source code file. Let's assume here
Choose a sensible name for the source code file. Let's assume here
that you call it <quote>mydriver.c</quote>
</para>
</listitem>
@ -859,32 +859,32 @@ Put your new driver into <quote>comedi/drivers/mydriver.c</quote>.
<listitem>
<para>
Edit <quote>comedi/Config.in</quote> and add a new
<quote>dep_tristate</quote> line (look at the other examples). Invent a
senseful name for the driver's variable. For example:
Edit <quote>comedi/drivers/Makefile.am</quote> and add <quote>mydriver.ko</quote>
to the <quote>module_PROGRAMS</quote> list. Also add a line
<programlisting>
dep_tristate 'MYDRIVER' CONFIG_COMEDI_MYDRIVER $CONFIG_COMEDI
mydriver_ko_SOURCES = mydriver.c
</programlisting>
in the alphabetically appropriate place.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Add a line to <quote>comedi/drivers/Makefile.in</quote>, using your
freshly defined variable, i.e., CONFIG_COMEDI_MYDRIVER.
Run ./autogen.sh in the top-level comedi directory. You will
need to have (a recent version of) autoconf and automake
installed to successfully run autogen.sh. Afterwards, your driver will
be built along with the rest of the drivers when you 'make'.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Now <command>make distclean</command>, reconfigure &comedi; with a new
<command>make</command>, rebuild and be happy.
</para>
<para>
If you want to have your driver included in the &comedi; distribution
(you <emphasis>definitely</emphasis> want to :-) ) send it to David
Schleef <address><email>ds@schleef.org</email></address> for
review and integration.
(you <emphasis>definitely</emphasis> want to :-) ) send it to
David Schleef <address><email>ds@schleef.org</email></address> or
Frank Hess <address><email>fmhess@users.sourceforge.net</email></address>
for review and integration. Note your work must be licensed under terms
compatible with the GNU GPL to be distributed as a part of Comedi.
</para>
</listitem>
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