[gentoo-user] Re: How to configure thochpad sensitivity (using hal)?

[Grant Edwards]

On 2010-11-15, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote:
> Apparently, though unproven, at 17:31 on Monday 15 November 2010, Grant
> Edwards did opine thusly:
>
>> On 2010-11-14, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote:
>> > Finally, if xorg-server-1.8 is around the corner to be stabilised I
>> > suggest that you unmask it and use the xorg.conf file that we all
>> > know and love.  :-)
>>
>> Using xorg.conf with 1.7 is simple enough (it's what I do on all my
>> other machines).  That's why I don't understand why the Gentoo
>> developers decided to use HAL by default when it seems to be widely
>> acknowledged to be such a disaster.
>
> The Gentoo devs made no such decision.
>
> Upstream did.
>
> Gentoo closely tracks upstream, unless upstream is completely broken.
> HAL might be a crock of chit, but it does not render X broken and not
> usable.

Whether Xorg uses HAL or not is controlled by a USE flag isn't it? So
upstream choses the defaults for USE flags?

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