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Mike Blumenkrantz 2011-11-15 06:14:51 +00:00
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ecore (at least 1.0.0)
libudev
Eeze is a library for manipulating devices through udev with a simple and fast
api. It interfaces directly with libudev, avoiding such middleman daemons as
udisks/upower or hal, to immediately gather device information the instant it
becomes known to the system. This can be used to determine such things as:
Suggested:
libmount
Eeze is a library for manipulating devices with an extremely simple api.
It interfaces directly with device subsystems, avoiding such middleman daemons as
udisks/upower or hal to immediately gather device information the instant it
becomes known to the OS. This can be used to determine such things as:
* If a cdrom has a disk inserted
* The temperature of a cpu core
* The remaining power left in a battery
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function, as one of the primary focuses of the library is to reduce the
complexity of managing devices.
Eeze 1.1 adds more detailed disk detection as well as filesystem mount point manipulation.
Using a combination of udev and mount, it is possible to easily write disk-based mount services
which do not rely on any external processes or libraries aside from Eeze.
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