[bug#63508] [PATCH v2 4/4] gnu: eudev: Have udevadm look in /etc/udev/rules.d. (Closes: #63508)

[Liliana Marie Prikler]

Am Mittwoch, dem 17.05.2023 um 17:52 -0700 schrieb Felix Lechner:
> Note for Liliana (and not part of the commit message):
Stuff that isn't part of the commit message ought to go below the
dashed (---) line so it's automatically ignored by git.

> Hi, I hope you are not offended by this patch. The one-line
> substitution here makes the custom rule work, as well. The enviroment
> variable you proposed is probably superior but the patch is
> relatively complex and the resulting flexibility may not be needed.
> Also, I retitled the bug to sidestep the controversy around the
> default for now. I was surprised by your opposition and think that
> should be a separate discussion. Thanks!
Note that our udev already uses this environment variable, I am only
changing how it is interpreted, i.e. allowing it to override built-in
rules just as is needed for your use case.  Now, you may object that
this doesn't mention /etc/udev/rules.d and thus could be problematic on
foreign distributions, but I argue that you probably shouldn't mess
with foreign udev anyway, and if you do that setting
EUDEV_RULES_DIRECTORY is appropriate.


Cheers