include a selfwritten driver

[Altera_Forum]

Hello again, 

 I just got another problem :) I have got a selfwritten driver, which is located at nios-linux/linux-2.6/drivers/misc/lcd_driver.cpp & .h (it works - I can put strings on the lcd).  Now i want to include the lcd in a selfwritten userprogram, but there i don't know how to include this driver.  It keeps telling me, @line 22 lcd_driver.h No such file or directory  Is it possible to include a driver so i can build a userprogram in the zImage? What did I do wrong, what should i do to include it?  Thx in advance

[Altera_Forum]

You don't usually access a driver directly from a program (like including the header). You create a file system node under /dev for the device and write to it as a character device. Assuming you implemented your driver as a character device, you can add it to vendors/Altera/nios2/device_table.txt (or whatever your vendor directory is). Say you make /dev/lcd, then you should be able to `echo abcd>/dev/lcd` and have that show up. Or open the file from a program and write to it.

[Altera_Forum]

http://file1.npage.de/000943/23/bilder/smiley_emoticons_doh.gif that would explain everything, ill try that thanks :)

[Altera_Forum]

good news, its working :D 

 but now i'm curious. I've got some methods printXY(string,x,y) for example. is it even possible to get to these methods?