linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] Install udev rules in system-default directory

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Date:	Wed, 20 Aug 2014 10:06:17 +0530
From:	Amit Shah <amit.shah@...hat.com>
To:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc:	jgarzik@...pay.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Virtualization List <virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	hpa@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] Install udev rules in system-default directory

On (Tue) 19 Aug 2014 [19:20:20], Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> Il 07/08/2014 15:09, Amit Shah ha scritto:
> > +udevrules_DATA	 = 90-virtio-rng.rules
> 
> If rng-tools is packaged with "make dist" you need this to be
> 
> dist_udevrules_DATA	 = 90-virtio-rng.rules
> 
> or alternatively
> 
> EXTRA_DIST = 90-virtio-rng.rules
> udevrules_DATA	 = 90-virtio-rng.rules
> 
> > +AC_ARG_WITH([udevrulesdir],
> > +	AS_HELP_STRING([--with-udevrulesdir=DIR], [Directory for udev rules]),
> > +	[],
> > +	[with_udevrulesdir=$($PKG_CONFIG --variable=udevdir udev)"/rules.d"])
> > +AC_SUBST([udevrulesdir], [$with_udevrulesdir])
> 
> You can use AM_CONDITIONAL to skip the installation if
> $with_udevrulesdir is "no" (aka --without-udevrulesdir).  Then you'd have
> 
> EXTRA_DIST = 90-virtio-rng.rules
> if INSTALL_UDEV_RULES
> udevrules_DATA	 = 90-virtio-rng.rules
> endif
> 
> I don't know offhand if this works:
> 
> if INSTALL_UDEV_RULES
> dist_udevrules_DATA	 = 90-virtio-rng.rules
> endif
> 
> but I think so; you can check with "./configure --without-udevrulesdir
> && make && make dist".

Thanks!  Will give this a shot for curiosity's sake.  The
khwrngd-based patch has already been merged upstream, so this is now
obsolete.


		Amit
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