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Date:      Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:03:34 -0500
From:      "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net>
To:        "Joe Marcus Clarke" <marcus@freebsd.org>
Cc:        ports <ports@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD GNOME Users <gnome@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: CFT: New hal patchset
Message-ID:  <op.t9ihv8o59aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com>
In-Reply-To: <op.t9ayutkp9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com>
References:  <1207543843.22879.21.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <op.t9ayutkp9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com>

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On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:29:07 -0500, Jeremy Messenger <mezz7@cox.net> wrote:

> On Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:50:43 -0500, Joe Marcus Clarke  
> <marcus@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
>
>> I'm looking for people to test this small patchset for hal to look for
>> adverse effects.  Ideally, these patches should be a big no-op for the
>> majority of users, but I want to make sure there are no regressions.
>>
>> If you are going to test, first save the output of lshal to have a
>> control with which to compare.  Then, apply the following diff to
>> sysutils/hal:
>>
>> # cd /usr/ports/sysutils/hal
>
> It should be:
>
> # cd /usr/ports/sysutils
>
>> # patch -p < /path/to/hal.diff
>> # portupgrade -fOW hal
>>
>> If you do notice a problem, please provide a clear problem description
>> and the before and after lshal outputs.
>>
>> Some users may notice an improvement in the following areas:
>>
>> * Discs formatted with non-ISO, non-UDF file systems are properly
>> detected
>> * Certain unsliced file systems (e.g. FAT, NTFS, etc.) are properly
>> detected (and mounted)
>>
>> I'm not interested in general hal problems (though those _should_ be
>> reported).  I just want confirmation that this patchset does not
>> introduce _new_ problems.  Thanks.
>>
>> http://www.marcuscom.com/downloads/hal.diff
>
> I can test it this week when I am done w/ update my system. My system is  
> pretty out of date right now. I haven't update ports tree and installed  
> ports since GNOME 2.22 went in.

I have tested it with CD-R blank, CD-R data, DVD movie and USB flash  
drive. I don't see any difference, so it works fine.

Cheers,
Mezz

> Cheers,
> Mezz
>
>> Joe


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