HAL's demise

[Edwin L. Culp W.]

2011/2/24 Warren Block <wblock at 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.  You can build xorg-server without it, and there are
> other mechanisms available to provide at least some of the same
> functionality in FreeBSD.  For example, using devd to detect hot-plugged USB
> devices.  There isn't yet a complete replacement like Linux's udev, though.
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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 at home.encontacto.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ENCONTACTO  i386

Just a FYI even though I'n not a big fan of Ha