Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:20:13 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: "Edwin L. Culp W." <edwinlculp@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: HAL's demise Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1102242003500.16324@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTin38nugrcr%2BrX5O%2BJnOTSw4f3KNQAscBwfyM9FX@mail.gmail.com> References: <20110224102357.15af921c@scorpio> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1102240855430.76303@wonkity.com> <AANLkTin38nugrcr%2BrX5O%2BJnOTSw4f3KNQAscBwfyM9FX@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 24 Feb 2011, Edwin L. Culp W. wrote: > 2011/2/24 Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>: >> On Thu, 24 Feb 2011, Jerry wrote: >> >>> Is FreeBSD now "HAL" free or is it still a requirement? I still have it >>> activated via "/etc/rc.conf" If it is not needed, I would be happy to >>> remove the entry. >> >> It's not a requirement. You can build xorg-server without it, and there are >> other mechanisms available to provide at least some of the same >> functionality in FreeBSD. For example, using devd to detect hot-plugged USB >> devices. There isn't yet a complete replacement like Linux's udev, though. > > Sounded like a good idea to me but ;) > > pkg_deinstall hal-0.5.14_12 > ---> Deinstalling 'hal-0.5.14_12' > pkg_delete: package 'hal-0.5.14_12' is required by these other packages > and may not be deinstalled: Well, actually I wasn't thinking of anything but xorg and device detection. The newest xfce removed support for hal. Maybe GNOME and KDE are in the process of doing the same.home | help
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