Feature added by: Roger Light (oojah) Feature #308981, revision 1 Title: Build comedi kernel drivers in staging openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Roger Light (oojah) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: comedi is the linux control and measurement device interface. It provides kernel drivers and a user space library for use with data acquisition devices such as PCI/USB analogue to digital converters. These types of devices are widely used in scientific/engineering areas of work. Although the drivers are located in the "staging" area of the mainline kernel, they have been in use outside the kernel for many years. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: At the moment, the easiest way to install the comedi drivers is to download the appropriate tarball from the comedi website, then compile and install. This is a burden, especially when dealing with lots of machines. It also suffers from the need to recompile/reinstall each time a new kernel update is released because the module directory location has changed. By making the comedi drivers available as a package, the difficulty of installing comedi is significantly reduced and it also provides the opportunity for valuable testing of the drivers as integrated into the kernel. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308981