Author: randy Date: 2011-01-13 16:21:34 -0700 (Thu, 13 Jan 2011) New Revision: 8816
Modified: trunk/BOOK/general.ent trunk/BOOK/general/sysutils/udev.xml trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml Log: Modified the Udev instructions so that the reader downloads and installs the version of Udev currently on the computer Modified: trunk/BOOK/general/sysutils/udev.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/general/sysutils/udev.xml 2011-01-13 22:06:24 UTC (rev 8815) +++ trunk/BOOK/general/sysutils/udev.xml 2011-01-13 23:21:34 UTC (rev 8816) @@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent"> %general-entities; - <!ENTITY udev-download-http "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev-&udev-version;.tar.bz2";> + <!-- <!ENTITY udev-download-http "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev-&udev-version;.tar.bz2";> --> + <!ENTITY udev-download-http "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/";> <!ENTITY udev-download-ftp " "> - <!ENTITY udev-md5sum "aeae0e6273dcbec246c3c1b9868ebed1"> - <!ENTITY udev-size "498 KB"> - <!ENTITY udev-buildsize "10 MB"> - <!ENTITY udev-time "1.8 SBU"> + <!-- <!ENTITY udev-md5sum "aeae0e6273dcbec246c3c1b9868ebed1"> --> + <!ENTITY udev-size "~500 KB"> + <!ENTITY udev-buildsize "~10 MB"> + <!ENTITY udev-time "~1.8 SBU"> ]> <sect1 id="udev" xreflabel="udev-&udev-version;"> @@ -20,23 +21,39 @@ <date>$Date$</date> </sect1info> - <title>udev-&udev-version;</title> + <title>Udev-&udev-version;</title> <indexterm zone="udev"> <primary sortas="a-udev">udev</primary> </indexterm> <sect2 role="package"> - <title>Introduction to udev</title> + <title>Introduction to Udev</title> <para><application>Udev</application> was indeed installed in LFS and there - is no reason to reinstall it unless you are going to install - <application>UPower</application>. This installation of Udev enables extra - features which includes <application>gudev</application>, a requirement for - <application>UPower</application>.</para> + is no reason to reinstall it unless you are going to install a package such + as <application>UPower</application>. This installation of + <application>Udev</application> enables extra features which includes + <application>gudev</application>, a requirement for + <application>UPower</application> and optionally used by other + packages.</para> - &lfs65_checked; + <para>Unlike any other package in the BLFS book, there is no set version + of <application>Udev</application> specified to download. Several version + updates to LFS and none to BLFS means there are probably many different + versions of <application>Udev</application> on the platforms that BLFS is + being built upon. Therefore, you should download and use the version of + <application>Udev</application> your computer currently uses. The BLFS + team has no experience updating (or reverting to an older version) the + <application>Udev</application> package <quote>on the fly.</quote> To + discover the version of <application>Udev</application> your computer + currently uses, issue <command>/sbin/udevadm --version</command>.</para> + <para>This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-6.5 + platform. (Using Udev-151)</para> + + <para>&lfssvn_checked;20101029&lfssvn_checked2; (Using Udev-164)</para> + <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead> <itemizedlist spacing="compact"> <listitem> @@ -45,9 +62,9 @@ <listitem> <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&udev-download-ftp;"/></para> </listitem> - <listitem> + <!-- <listitem> <para>Download MD5 sum: &udev-md5sum;</para> - </listitem> + </listitem> --> <listitem> <para>Download size: &udev-size;</para> </listitem> @@ -59,7 +76,7 @@ </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <bridgehead renderas="sect3">udev Dependencies</bridgehead> + <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Udev Dependencies</bridgehead> <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead> <para role="required"><xref linkend="acl"/>, @@ -77,15 +94,17 @@ </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> - <title>Installation of udev</title> + <title>Installation of Udev</title> - <para>Install <application>udev</application> by running the following + <para>Install <application>Udev</application> by running the following commands:</para> -<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \ - --sysconfdir=/etc --sbindir=/sbin \ - --with-rootlibdir=/lib --libexecdir=/lib/udev \ - --docdir=/usr/share/doc/udev-&udev-version; && +<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \ + --sysconfdir=/etc \ + --sbindir=/sbin \ + --with-rootlibdir=/lib \ + --libexecdir=/lib/udev \ + --docdir=/usr/share/doc/udev-&udev-version; && make</userinput></screen> <para>To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.</para> Modified: trunk/BOOK/general.ent =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/general.ent 2011-01-13 22:06:24 UTC (rev 8815) +++ trunk/BOOK/general.ent 2011-01-13 23:21:34 UTC (rev 8816) @@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ <!ENTITY apache-ant-version "1.8.1"> <!ENTITY dbus-version "1.2.24"> <!ENTITY hal-version "0.5.14"> -<!ENTITY udev-version "151"> +<!ENTITY udev-version "Installed LFS Version"> <!ENTITY DeviceKit-version "003"> <!ENTITY upower-version "0.9.1"> <!ENTITY sg3_utils-version "1.29"> Modified: trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml 2011-01-13 22:06:24 UTC (rev 8815) +++ trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml 2011-01-13 23:21:34 UTC (rev 8816) @@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ <para>January 14th, 2011</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> + <para>[randy] - Modified the Udev instructions so that the reader + downloads and installs the version of Udev currently on the + computer.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> <para>[randy] - Removed the gir-repository dependency from the libunique instructions.</para> </listitem> -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-book FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
