Removing sysutils/polkit dependency from sysutils/libudisks?

[Steve Wills]

Hi,

On 1/15/21 5:45 AM, Pau Amma wrote:
> Several months ago, someone (swills@ IIRC) asked me to look into 
> removing the sysutils/polkit dependency from sysutils/libudisks which I 
> maintain. I just had a chance to look at that request and it would 
> require at least removing the udisksctl utility from the default options 
> and possibly removing it from the build altogether. However, its 
> presence in the default options was expressly requested in 
> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=240138#c18 when I was 
> initially porting libudisks. Is the request for removal still relevant? 
> I think it was made with an eye toward removing sysutils/polkit 
> altogether. If it is relevant, does it warrant removing udisksctl, which 
> I found useful for port smoke testing and troubleshooting, in addition 
> to the reasons for its presence listed in the Bugzilla comment linked 
> above?

Personally, I'm still very much of the opinion that the less polkit is 
used the better.

Steve