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From: Allin Cottrell <cottrell@wfu.edu>
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 03:19:48 +0000
Subject: Re: Some basic questions
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On Fri, 12 Aug 2011, Frank W. Miller wrote:

> My next step is to get udev going.  To that end, I've downloaded and
> studied to some extent release 172.  I'm using FC12 as my build machine
> (e.g. gcc 4.4.2).  This is what I think is supposed to happen, please
> correct me if I'm wrong on any of this.
>
> When I build udev, I do this:
>
> configure --enable-static
>
> This is to get the udev binaries to build without needing libraries.
> Then:
>
> make
>
> I get this:
>
>  CC     extras/input_id/input_id.o
> extras/input_id/input_id.c: In function ‘test_key’:
> extras/input_id/input_id.c:173: error: ‘BTN_TRIGGER_HAPPY’ undeclared

Your FC12 kernel headers are too old for building udev 172. I 
believe you'll need at least 2.6.34.

> Once I get the binaries built, I'll need to install them and the config
> files in the proper places in my USB filesystem correct?

Naturally. Though you can reorganize the directory structure if you 
wish via options to ./configure.

> Thanks in advance for any assistance on this.  I'd really like to keep
> this as simple as possible.  For example, its not clear to me what
> "extras" are and how to turn them off if they are not needed.

./configure --disable-hwdb --disable-introspection \
--disable-keymap

(and so on). See ./configure --help and
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/development/chapter06/udev.html

Allin Cottrell
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