Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:34:19 -0600 From: "Edwin L. Culp W." <edwinlculp@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: HAL's demise Message-ID: <AANLkTin38nugrcr%2BrX5O%2BJnOTSw4f3KNQAscBwfyM9FX@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1102240855430.76303@wonkity.com> References: <20110224102357.15af921c@scorpio> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1102240855430.76303@wonkity.com>
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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. =A0You can build xorg-server without it, and ther= e are > other mechanisms available to provide at least some of the same > functionality in FreeBSD. =A0For example, using devd to detect hot-plugge= d USB > devices. =A0There isn't yet a complete replacement like Linux's udev, tho= ugh. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" > 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: k3b-2.0.2 kdeaccessibility-4.5.5 kdeadmin-4.5.5 kdeartwork-4.5.5 kdebase-4.5.5 kdebase-runtime-4.5.5 kdebase-workspace-4.5.5 kdeedu-4.5.5 kdegames-4.5.5 kdegraphics-4.5.5 kdelibs-4.5.5 kdemultimedia-4.5.5 kdenetwork-4.5.5_1 kdepim-4.4.9_1 kdepim-runtime-4.4.9 kdepimlibs-4.5.5_1 kdeplasma-addons-4.5.5 kdesdk-4.5.5 kdetoys-4.5.5 kdeutils-4.5.5_1 kdeutils-printer-applet-4.5.5 kwebkitpart-0.9.6.b1_1 libktorrent-1.0.5 marble-4.5.5 py26-kdebindings-kde-4.5.5 py26-kdebindings-pykdeuic4-4.5.5 system-config-printer-kde-4.5.5 ** Listing the failed packages (-:ignored / *:skipped / !:failed) ! hal-0.5.14_12 (pkg_delete failed) On up to date current. FreeBSD home.encontacto.net 9.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT #168: Wed Feb 16 05:30:19 CST 2011 root@home.encontacto.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ENCONTACTO i386 Just a FYI even though I'n not a big fan of Ha
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