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[PATCH] gnu: Add rtl-sdr.

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From: Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>
To: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Cc: Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>
Subject: [PATCH] gnu: Add rtl-sdr.
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 08:19:58 +0530

* gnu/packages/ham-radio.scm: New file.
* gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
* gnu/packages/ham-radio.scm (rtl-sdr): New variable.
---
 gnu/local.mk               |  1 +
 gnu/packages/ham-radio.scm | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 53 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 gnu/packages/ham-radio.scm

diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 63300e35b..77790a64c 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES =				\
   %D%/packages/gv.scm				\
   %D%/packages/gxmessage.scm			\
   %D%/packages/haskell.scm			\
+  %D%/packages/ham-radio.scm			\
   %D%/packages/hexedit.scm			\
   %D%/packages/hugs.scm				\
   %D%/packages/hurd.scm				\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/ham-radio.scm b/gnu/packages/ham-radio.scm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f96553c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/ham-radio.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2017 Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>
+;;;
+;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+;;; your option) any later version.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;
+;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+(define-module (gnu packages ham-radio)
+  #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:)
+  #:use-module (guix packages)
+  #:use-module (guix download)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages libusb)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
+  #:use-module (guix build-system cmake))
+
+(define-public rtl-sdr
+  (package
+    (name "rtl-sdr")
+    (version "0.5.3")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method url-fetch)
+       (uri (string-append "https://cgit.osmocom.org/rtl-sdr/snapshot/rtl-sdr-"
+                           version ".tar.xz"))
+       (sha256
+        (base32
+         "08awca3v28sa4lxym4r81pzf0la0j86wbmpyhv3xd53an9gkpjy9"))))
+    (build-system cmake-build-system)
+    (inputs
+     `(("libusb" ,libusb)))
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
+    (arguments
+     `(#:configure-flags '("-DDETACH_KERNEL_DRIVER=ON")
+       #:tests? #f)) ; No tests
+    (home-page "https://osmocom.org/projects/sdr/wiki/rtl-sdr")
+    (synopsis "Software defined radio driver for Realtek RTL2832U")
+    (description "DVB-T dongles based on the Realtek RTL2832U can be used as a
+cheap software defined radio, since the chip allows transferring the raw I/Q
+samples to the host.  @code{rtl-sdr} provides drivers for this purpose.")
+    (license license:gpl2+)))
-- 
2.13.4

Message #8 received at 28133 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym <at> scratchpost.org>
To: Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>
Cc: 28133 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#28133] [PATCH] gnu: Add rtl-sdr.; and gnuradio
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 06:54:04 +0200

Hi Arun,

LGTM!  But are we sure about the new module?  I've used rtl-sdr in a professional non-HAM setting before.  I guess it's OK, though :)

Back then I put "volk" into (gnu packages engineering) and not into ham-radio.scm - we might want to revisit it?

Also, just in case you are working on it as well, I have work-in-progress for gnuradio (something fails so I didn't submit it yet).  It might save some effort in that case:

(define-public gnuradio
  (package
    (name "gnuradio")
    (version "3.7.10.2") ; see also: 3.7.11 (!)
    (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (string-append "http://gnuradio.org/releases/gnuradio/"
                            "gnuradio-" version ".tar.gz"))
        (sha256
          (base32
            "1yy8nkb6q61885j5k5sfqfas6yc15cadsil0rcyhyngp2223sdrh"))))
    (build-system cmake-build-system)
    (arguments
     `(#:parallel-tests? #f
       #:configure-flags
       '("-DENABLE_INTERNAL_VOLK=OFF")
       #:phases
       (modify-phases %standard-phases
         (add-after 'unpack 'unbundle-volk
           (lambda _
             (delete-file-recursively "volk")
             #t))
         (add-before 'check 'setenv
           (lambda _
             (setenv "HOME" "/tmp")
             #t)))))
    (inputs
      `(;("qtbase" ,qtbase) Qt4
        ;("qtgui" ,qtgui) Qt4
        ("boost" ,boost) ; FIXME maybe remove
        ("fftwf" ,fftwf)
        ("gsl" ,gsl)
        ("libusb", libusb)
        ("wxwidgets" ,wxwidgets) ; -gtk2)
        ("python2-numpy" ,python2-numpy)
        ("volk" ,volk)
 ; TODO gui network widgets svg(runtimeonly)/imageformats
))
    (native-inputs
     `(("alsa-lib" ,alsa-lib) ; FIXME regular input?
       ("cppunit" ,cppunit)
       ("doxygen" ,doxygen) ; for docs
       ("gs" ,ghostscript) ; for docs
       ("orc" ,orc)
       ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
       ("python-2", python-2)
       ("python2-cheetah" ,python2-cheetah) ; FIXME maybe remove
       ("swig" ,swig)
       ("texlive-minimal" ,texlive-minimal) ; for docs
       ("python2-scipy" ,python2-scipy))) ; FIXME at runtime ?
    (home-page "https://www.gnuradio.org/")
    (synopsis "Software-defined radio")
    (description
      "This package contains tools for Software-defined radio.
For this to be useful as radio receiver you also need extra hardware.")
    (license license:gpl3+)))

(define-public gqrx
  (package
    (name "gqrx")
    (version "2.6")
    (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (string-append "https://github.com/csete/gqrx/releases/download/v2.6/"
                            "gqrx-sdr-" version "-src.tar.xz"))
        (sha256
          (base32
            "06jq50r0n86448q4l18hhzk5r6s4yzi2i1fc32ybjh06sqydsax8"))))
    (build-system cmake-build-system)
    ; FIXME propagate input qtsvg - see <https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1652531>
    (inputs
     `(("qtbase" ,qtbase)
       ("gnuradio" ,gnuradio)
       ("boost" ,boost)))
    (home-page "http://gqrx.dk/")
    (synopsis "Software-defined radio")
    (description
      "This package contains tools for Software-defined radio.
For this to be useful as radio receiver you also need extra hardware.")
    ;; TODO simplified BSD
    (license license:gpl3+)))

Message #13 received at 28133-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>
To: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym <at> scratchpost.org>
Cc: 28133-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#28133] [PATCH] gnu: Add rtl-sdr.; and gnuradio
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 19:53:06 +0530

Pushed, thanks!

> LGTM!  But are we sure about the new module?  I've used rtl-sdr in a
> professional non-HAM setting before.  I guess it's OK, though :)
>
> Back then I put "volk" into (gnu packages engineering) and not into
> ham-radio.scm - we might want to revisit it?

IMHO, the modules in gnu/packages are quite a mess. There are many
modules with only one or a few packages (less than 10). At some point,
we'll have to revisit this, and figure out a better organization.

Debian has a category for HAM Radio packages. So, I thought it's ok to
create ham-radio.scm for rtl-sdr.

> Also, just in case you are working on it as well, I have
> work-in-progress for gnuradio (something fails so I didn't submit it
> yet).  It might save some effort in that case:

I'll look into it.

Message #16 received at 28133 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
To: 28133 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net
Subject: Re: bug#28133: [PATCH] gnu: Add rtl-sdr.; and gnuradio
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:27:42 -0400

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On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 07:53:06PM +0530, Arun Isaac wrote:
> 
> Pushed, thanks!
> 
> > LGTM!  But are we sure about the new module?  I've used rtl-sdr in a
> > professional non-HAM setting before.  I guess it's OK, though :)
> >
> > Back then I put "volk" into (gnu packages engineering) and not into
> > ham-radio.scm - we might want to revisit it?
> 
> IMHO, the modules in gnu/packages are quite a mess. There are many
> modules with only one or a few packages (less than 10). At some point,
> we'll have to revisit this, and figure out a better organization.

I think the module categorization doesn't really matter that much. And
each time we shuffle them around, it's a big pain for people maintaining
branches other than the master branch. So I'd prefer if we don't do a
big reorganization just for semantic reasons.

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Message #19 received at 28133 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>
To: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym <at> scratchpost.org>
Cc: 28133 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#28133] [PATCH] gnu: Add rtl-sdr.; and gnuradio
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2017 10:58:15 +0530

> Also, just in case you are working on it as well, I have
> work-in-progress for gnuradio (something fails so I didn't submit it
> yet).  It might save some effort in that case:

Actually, I don't think I can finish packaging gnuradio on my own. So,
if you open a bug report for it, perhaps we can co-author it.

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