Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2021 22:32:34 -0500 From: Steve Wills <swills@FreeBSD.org> To: Pau Amma <pauamma@gundo.com>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Removing sysutils/polkit dependency from sysutils/libudisks? Message-ID: <bdbdbfed-1365-46b2-ada0-f5c644d464d0@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <db419cf283ceb73f0aa42d46768a4ff7@gundo.com> References: <db419cf283ceb73f0aa42d46768a4ff7@gundo.com>
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Hi, On 1/15/21 5:45 AM, Pau Amma wrote: > Several months ago, someone (swills@ IIRC) asked me to look into > removing the sysutils/polkit dependency from sysutils/libudisks which I > maintain. I just had a chance to look at that request and it would > require at least removing the udisksctl utility from the default options > and possibly removing it from the build altogether. However, its > presence in the default options was expressly requested in > https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=240138#c18 when I was > initially porting libudisks. Is the request for removal still relevant? > I think it was made with an eye toward removing sysutils/polkit > altogether. If it is relevant, does it warrant removing udisksctl, which > I found useful for port smoke testing and troubleshooting, in addition > to the reasons for its presence listed in the Bugzilla comment linked > above? Personally, I'm still very much of the opinion that the less polkit is used the better. Steve
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