%general-entities; ]> libevdev The Libevdev package contains common functions for Xorg input drivers. &lfs77_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &libevdev-md5sum; Download size: &libevdev-size; Estimated disk space required: &libevdev-buildsize; Estimated build time: &libevdev-time; Libevdev Dependencies Required or Optional , , and User Notes: Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and recompile the kernel if necessary: Device Drivers ---> Input device support ---> <*> Generic input layer (needed for...) [CONFIG_INPUT] <*> Event interface [CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV] [*] Miscellaneous devices ---> [CONFIG_INPUT_MISC] <*> User level driver support [CONFIG_INPUT_UINPUT] libevdev If is installed and tests are going to be run, fix a testing problem: cat >> test/valgrind.suppressions << "EOF" { <timer_create@@GLIBC_2.3.3-2> Memcheck:Param timer_create(evp) fun:timer_create@@GLIBC_2.3.3 fun:check_get_clockid fun:srunner_run fun:main } EOF Install Libevdev by running the following commands: ./configure $XORG_CONFIG && make If you have the optional package installed, the regression tests can be run as the root user with make check. Now, as the root user: make install Installed Xorg Programs Installed Xorg Library Installed Xorg Directory mouse-dpi-tool and touchpad-edge-detector libevdev.so $XORG_PREFIX/include/libevdev-1.0 Short Descriptions mouse-dpi-tool is a tool to estimate the resolution of a mouse. mouse-dpi-tool libevdev.so is a library of Xorg driver input functions. ebvdev.so