On 8 May 2011 14:52, Damjan <gdamjan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>> For some reason, I am assigned as a maintainer for acpid, but I never > >>> actually touched it. It is out of date and has a number of bugs. Any > takers? > >> > >> I though this had been deprecated for years? Are there still some > >> relevant use cases? If so, there is a new version in AUR: > >> <https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=33871>. > > > > People still use it. What has been deprecated is the /proc/acpi/event > > interface. > > > > Though, most acpi events are now translated to input events. > > Even when they are, acpid still has its use to handle these events on a > system level, no matter if you have a user session (*DE) running or if > you even have X running. > > My use case is to handle the suspend and hibernate buttons. > > > -- > дамјан > Yup, I use acpid for suspend functions bound to button and lid events as well as running scripts depending if on ac or power. -- Jason Steadman http://www.meyithi.com/ http://twitter.com/meyithi
