udev.eclass

Name

udev.eclass -- Default eclass for determining udev directories.

Description

Default eclass for determining udev directories.

Supported EAPIs

5 6 7 8

Example

inherit udev

# Example of the eclass usage:
RDEPEND="virtual/udev"
DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"

src_configure() {
econf --with-rulesdir="$(get_udevdir)"/rules.d
}

src_install() {
default
# udev_dorules contrib/99-foomatic
# udev_newrules contrib/98-foomatic 99-foomatic
}

pkg_postinst() {
udev_reload
}

pkg_postrm() {
udev_reload
}

Functions

udev_get_udevdir

Use the short version $(get_udevdir) instead!

get_udevdir

Output the path for the udev directory (not including ${D}). This function always succeeds, even if udev is not installed. The fallback value is set to /lib/udev

udev_dorules <rule> [...]

Install udev rule(s). Uses doins, thus it is fatal.

udev_newrules <oldname> <newname>

Install udev rule with a new name. Uses newins, thus it is fatal.

udev_reload

Run "udevadm control --reload" to refresh rules and databases. Should be called from pkg_postinst and pkg_postrm in packages which install udev rules or hwdb data.

Maintainers

systemd@gentoo.org

Reporting Bugs

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