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Date:      Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:32:59 +0100
From:      Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: HAL must die!
Message-ID:  <il2qar$ka1$1@dough.gmane.org>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1103061251530.95312@abbf.6qbyyneqvnyhc.pbz>
References:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1103061251530.95312@abbf.6qbyyneqvnyhc.pbz>

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On 06/03/2011 19:56, Lars Eighner wrote:
> Using the -C switch with portupgrade, I am managing to turn WITH_HAL off in
> ports that I install or upgrade. Is there a way to make this a global
> default?
>
> Is there a (convenient) way to list ports that might pull in HAL without
> having a configuration switch?

Um, why exactly are so many people against HAL? It's the only 
cross-platform thing available for non-Linux systems which handles 
device enumeration, hotplugs, etc.




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