Randy McMurchy wrote:
A Udev rules file sets up parameters to create device nodes if, *and only if*, the hardware exists. The device nodes need to be created if the hardware exists. A properly set up Udev rules file ensures the device nodes are properly created.
Yes, but who's to say that the Udev rules file is properly set up for any and all software that may utilise the hardware, as none of the software in LFS does?
Having a Udev rules file installed in *LFS* that works for any possible hardware scenario on the system is IMHO the sensible approach. There is no harm in having a properly created rules file in LFS. There is no overhead, so why not?
But how can *attempting to* correctly configure the devices when we don't install the software that exercises those nodes be a good thing? Surely one should configure the devices when one installs the software that uses them, just as one would configure the rest of that software at the same time. Surely it's only at that point that one is fully aware of the issues involved, and therefore more educated in being able to correctly configure the hardware?
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