UDEV.ECLASS

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NAME

udev.eclass - Default eclass for determining udev directories.

DESCRIPTION

Default eclass for determining udev directories.

SUPPORTED EAPIS

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

Please report bugs via https://bugs.gentoo.org/

FILES

udev.eclass

SEE ALSO

ebuild(5)
https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/log/eclass/udev.eclass

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NAME

DESCRIPTION

SUPPORTED EAPIS

EXAMPLE

FUNCTIONS

MAINTAINERS

REPORTING BUGS

FILES

SEE ALSO

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