kernc / kernc/logkeys

Input event interface devices not found in expected location /dev/input/eventX

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Description

I went through the installation steps as normal, but after running `../configure` I got this message:

```
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /usr/bin/mkdir -p
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... mawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking whether make supports nested variables... yes
checking for g++... g++
checking whether the C++ compiler works... yes
checking for C++ compiler default output file name... a.out
checking for suffix of executables...
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes
checking whether make supports the include directive... yes (GNU style)
checking dependency style of g++... gcc3
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... (cached) yes
checking for which... yes
checking for grep... yes
checking for ps... yes
checking for dumpkeys... yes
checking for /dev/input... no
configure: error: Input event interface devices not found in expected location /dev/input/eventX !
```
I am running this in the Chrome Terminal.

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Research direction

Start with the ../configure entry point and the check for /dev/input/eventX shown in the issue. Reproduce the configure command in the reported Chrome Terminal environment and determine why the expected input-event devices are not found. Done means the environment-specific failure is explained and the issue's configure behavior or documentation is updated accordingly.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, linux
Domain
build-system, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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