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

[Benedict Reuschling]

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Am 03.04.15 um 17:07 schrieb Warren Block:
> 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.

I'd like to see that happen as well, mainly because of my dislike of
the extra HAL dependency. Warren, maybe we can work on this on
Phabricator? If you can provide your outline we can get it moving
towards a handbook patch sooner. Maybe involving the ports people as
well is also helpful because they should know what needs to be in
there (dependency-wise) and what not.

Cheers

Benedict
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