external_libudev-zero/README.md

libudev-zero

Drop-in replacement for libudev intended to work without daemon

What Works

• xorg-server
• libinput
• wlroots
• weston
• libusb - broken completely
• kwin - fix
• ???

Dependencies

• C99 compiler (build time)
• POSIX make (build time)
• POSIX & XSI libc
• Linux >= 2.6.39

Installation

make
make PREFIX=/usr install # overwrites existing udev libraries if any

TODO

• speed up udev_enumerate_scan_devices()
  • threads
  • deferred plugging via udev_monitor_receive_device()
  • [ ] caching impossible to implement
• implement hotplugging support
• remove dirty hack. use ioctl()