From 0e44d14fa1fad620fd50691860b8d41f7c390bf2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Blumenkrantz Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:14:51 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] update readme SVN revision: 65220 --- legacy/eeze/README | 14 ++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/legacy/eeze/README b/legacy/eeze/README index 85c214fd2e..7fe5d71c02 100644 --- a/legacy/eeze/README +++ b/legacy/eeze/README @@ -16,10 +16,13 @@ Must: 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 @@ -30,6 +33,9 @@ Each of the above examples can be performed by using only a single eeze 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPILING AND INSTALLING: