maintainer-feedback requested: [Bug 273537] x11-drivers/xf86-input-synaptics: should default to EVDEV enabled on FreeBSD 15

In reply to: bugzilla-noreply_a_freebsd.org: "[Bug 273537] x11-drivers/xf86-input-synaptics: should default to EVDEV enabled on FreeBSD 15"
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From: <bugzilla-noreply_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2023 04:06:53 UTC

Bugzilla Automation <bugzilla@FreeBSD.org> has asked freebsd-x11 (Nobody)
<x11@FreeBSD.org> for maintainer-feedback:
Bug 273537: x11-drivers/xf86-input-synaptics: should default to EVDEV enabled
on FreeBSD 15
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=273537



--- Description ---
Currently, x11-drivers/xf86-input-synaptics defaults to EVDEV off on FreeBSD
15-CURRENT due to its Makefile lacking the line like following:

OPTIONS_DEFAULT_FreeBSD_15=	EVDEV

resulting the package cannot be used out-of-the-box.

Typical /var/log/Xorg.0.log will look like:

[    14.514] (EE) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Synaptics driver
unable to detect protocol


In my opinion, however, it's better to default to EVDEV enabled regardless of
OSREL as long as the OPSYS is FreeBSD because:

  * All supported versions of FreeBSD will need this anyway nowadays.
  * We don't have to worry about FreeBSD 16, which will appear 2 or maybe
    3 years later.


Related bug #245966