[evdev] device not configured are unhandled instead back in error

[Daniel Stone]

Hi,

On 7 June 2013 11:16, Marc Chalain <marc.chalain at gmail.com> wrote:
> I tried and at now, it seems to add a lot of complexity.
> I solution is to read the weston.ini file inside input.c... but is it
> regular ?

This is the usual solution for now, yes.

> 2013/6/7 Daniel Stone <daniel at fooishbar.org>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> On 7 June 2013 06:33, Marc Chalain <marc.chalain at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > A input device could not be not configurated. That should not be an
>> > error
>> > and just an unhandled device.
>> > On embedded configuration there is different input devices which are not
>> > used.
>>
>> The intention of this codepath is to avoid the situation on desktop
>> devices where Weston starts but the input devices are broken.  In that
>> case, starting with no input devices will leave you unable to exit
>> unless you can use SSH or similar to kill it.
>>
>> I realise it's different on embedded, but in this case, a
>> configuration or command-line option saying that it's OK to start with
>> no input devices seems appropriate.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Daniel
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