Changeset f72bfbe1 for x/installing/libevdev.xml

Timestamp:

11/14/2021 09:50:16 AM (2 years ago)

Author:

Pierre Labastie <pierre.labastie@…>

Branches:

11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 12.0, 12.1, kea, ken/TL2024, ken/inkscape-core-mods, ken/tuningfonts, lazarus, lxqt, plabs/newcss, plabs/python-mods, python3.11, qt5new, rahul/power-profiles-daemon, renodr/vulkan-addition, trunk, upgradedb, xry111/intltool, xry111/llvm18, xry111/soup3, xry111/test-20220226, xry111/xf86-video-removal

Children:

157b2eb8, b43f617

Parents:

6b4bc17

Message:

Updates
glib-2.70.1
cmake-3.21.4
libevdev-1.12.0
mesa-21.2.5
libdrm-2.4.108

File:

• x/installing/libevdev.xml (modified) (4 diffs)

x/installing/libevdev.xml

@@ -5 +5 @@
   %general-entities;
 
-  <!ENTITY libevdev-version "1.11.0">
+  <!ENTITY libevdev-version "1.12.0">
 
   <!ENTITY libevdev-download-http "https://www.freedesktop.org/software/libevdev/libevdev-&libevdev-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY libevdev-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY libevdev-md5sum        "b09838ec120dabeebc08fa6a1943594f">
-  <!ENTITY libevdev-size          "436 KB">
+  <!ENTITY libevdev-md5sum        "2186bc6b92c2c9573d8915b0a43acb43">
+  <!ENTITY libevdev-size          "433 KB">
   <!ENTITY libevdev-buildsize     "9.1 MB (with tests)">
   <!ENTITY libevdev-time          "0.2 SBU (with tests)">
@@ -88 +88 @@
       <title>Kernel Configuration</title>
 
-    <para>
-      Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and recompile the
-      kernel if necessary:
-    </para>
+      <para>
+        Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and recompile
+        the kernel if necessary:
+      </para>
 
 <screen><literal>Device Drivers  ---&gt;
@@ -98 +98 @@
     &lt;*&gt;   Event interface                   [CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV]
     [*]   Miscellaneous devices  ---&gt;       [CONFIG_INPUT_MISC]
-      &lt;*&gt;    User level driver support      [CONFIG_INPUT_UINPUT]</literal></screen>
+      &lt;*/m&gt;    User level driver support    [CONFIG_INPUT_UINPUT]</literal></screen>
+
+      <para>
+        The last item is not strictly required for libevdev. If it is
+        compiled as a module, it is not loaded automatically.
+        It is needed for full test coverage.
+      </para>
 
       <indexterm zone="libevdev libevdev-kernel">
@@ -119 +125 @@
         The regression tests can be run as the <systemitem
         class="username">root</systemitem> user with <command>make
-        check</command>, in a graphical session. Note that on some systems, the
+        check</command>, in a graphical session. You need to have enabled
+        the CONFIG_INPUT_UINPUT setting in the kernel for full test coverage.
+        If it is enabled as a module, the module is named
+        <command>uinput</command> and needs to be loaded before running the
+        tests. Note that on some systems, the
         tests may cause a hard lockup and require a reboot. On laptops, the
         system will go into Sleep and need to be woken up to finish the test