FDI merging framework

[Richard Hughes]

On Tue, 2008-08-05 at 13:44 +0100, Scott James Remnant wrote:
> On Tue, 2008-08-05 at 09:07 +0100, Richard Hughes wrote:
> 
> > Do we have any ideas how the quirk and meta-data information store is
> > going to look like in DeviceKit? After talking to DavidZ in Boston it
> > would be nice to have a meta-fdi framework, with which we can generate
> > HAL fdi files and also DeviceKit (whatever) files.
> > 
> My principle concern is that whatever information files we have in DK
> are also shared by udev, since it's a pain in the arse to write udev
> rules for one set of logic and FDI for a different set of logic that
> only differs if you wear polarised glasses.

Heh, right. I always see udev rules as simpler and more primitive than
HAL/DK rules -- but you're right about the polarised glasses :-)

Richard.