>    It's not ready yet--it's not yet ABI-compatible with libudev (but it is
>    API-compatible--Kay Sievers' tests pass when recompiled).

>    Some background for the rest of the list.* I've managed to extract
>    the required variables, macros, and headers from systemd 219 to
>    make libudev compile independently of systemd.* I intend to
>    maintain a fork of libudev called libudev-compat that will remain
>    ABI-compatible with systemd's libudev, but will allow programs that
>    depend on libudev to work without udevd.*

>    Specifically, I intend to rewrite the udev_monitor implementation
>    to use inotify(2) to watch /dev and propagate device events to
>    listeners, instead of connecting to udevd to listen for udevd's
>    events.*

>    As a result, users will be able to select whatever device
>    management daemon they want without breaking other programs.* Even
>    static /dev will be supported, in which case device events will
>    only be propagated when the admin creates the device file itself.