Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version svn-20091118

Chapter 11. System Utilities

DeviceKit-003

Introduction to DeviceKit

The DeviceKit is a modular HAL designed for use in Linux systems that is designed to simplify device management and replace the current monolithic Linux HAL. DeviceKit includes the ability to enumerate system devices and send notifications when hardware is added or removed from the computer system.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-6.5 platform.

Package Information

DeviceKit Dependencies

Required

D-Bus GLib Bindings-0.82 and DocBook XSL Stylesheets-1.75.2

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/DeviceKit

Installation of DeviceKit

Install DeviceKit by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr \
    --sysconfdir=/etc \
    --localstatedir=/var \
    --libexecdir=/usr/lib/DeviceKit &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: devkit and devkit-daemon
Installed Library: libdevkit-gobject.{so,a}
Installed Directories: /usr/{include/DeviceKit/devkit-gobject,lib/DeviceKit}, /var/run/devkit

Short Descriptions

devkit

is a simple command line client for the DeviceKit daemon.

devkit-daemon

provides the org.freedesktop.DeviceKit service on the system message bus.

libdevkit-gobject.{so,a}

contains the DeviceKit API functions.

Last updated on 2009-10-10 13:08:15 +0000