Handbook x-config-quick-start is missing information to configure HAL and DBUS

[Kaio Rafael]

Sure, xorg does not use it, but Gnome does

https://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/halfaq.html

I am gnome user

2015-04-03 11:07 GMT-04:00 Warren Block <wblock at wonkity.com>:
> On Fri, 3 Apr 2015, Benjamin Kaduk wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 2 Apr 2015, Kaio Rafael wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I am following Chapter 6. The X Window System [1] to install Xorg into my
>>> box.
>>>
>>> I have installed the xorg package with "pkg install xorg" as the
>>> handbook explains, but HAL service procedure is giving error:
>>>
>>> '
>>> service hald start
>>> hald does not exist in /etc/rc.d or the local startup
>>> directories (/usr/local/etc/rc.d)
>>> '
>>>
>>> I believe you should add a note for those users that install binary
>>> xorg (using pkg) should also add 'HAL' using 'pkg'
>>
>>
>> I believe that HAL is no longer strictly needed for a functional X
>> desktop, these days, so a different edit to the handbook may be more
>> appropriate.
>
>
> Yes.  xorg-server does not use HAL by default any more.  I'm tempted to just
> remove the HAL/DBUS part of the quick start.  Really, the whole Xorg
> installation section needs a rewrite.  I have an outline for that, but not
> the motivation.



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