commit: 74d0a2b1162c47350f1734c7092568a96415ee06
Author: Huang Rui <vowstar <AT> gmail <DOT> com>
AuthorDate: Mon Mar 2 03:01:55 2026 +0000
Commit: Rui Huang <vowstar <AT> gmail <DOT> com>
CommitDate: Mon Mar 2 03:01:55 2026 +0000
URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/proj/guru.git/commit/?id=74d0a2b1
dev-python/pyvisa: add pkg_postinst backend info
Signed-off-by: Huang Rui <vowstar <AT> gmail.com>
dev-python/pyvisa/pyvisa-1.16.1.ebuild | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/dev-python/pyvisa/pyvisa-1.16.1.ebuild
b/dev-python/pyvisa/pyvisa-1.16.1.ebuild
index e75b0d0a27..b5aa444213 100644
--- a/dev-python/pyvisa/pyvisa-1.16.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pyvisa/pyvisa-1.16.1.ebuild
@@ -30,3 +30,13 @@ BDEPEND="
EPYTEST_PLUGINS=( )
distutils_enable_tests pytest
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+ elog "PyVISA requires a VISA backend to communicate with instruments."
+ elog "Available backends:"
+ elog " - dev-python/pyvisa-py (pure Python, no proprietary drivers
needed)"
+ elog " - NI-VISA (proprietary, from National Instruments)"
+ elog ""
+ elog "Install at least one backend, e.g.:"
+ elog " emerge dev-python/pyvisa-py"
+}