On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 4:45 AM, akhiezer <[email protected]> wrote:

> > From: "Douglas R. Reno" <[email protected]>
> > Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 20:39:58 -0600
> > Subject: Re: [blfs-dev] drop modemmanager?
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 8:36 PM, Bruce Dubbs <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Looking at http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/ticket/8569, I am
> > > wondering if we should drop modemmanager from BLFS.  I have no idea
> how it
> > > should be used and I don't think any devs know how to test it.
> > >
> > > I looked at a couple of references on line and it apparently can be
> used
> > > for sending or receiving cell phone text messages.
> > >
> > > In any case, if we keep in in the sysV book, we appear to need a boot
> > > script.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have more insight into this package?
> > >
> >
> > Go ahead and drop it from sysv.
> >
> > It is *required* for GNOME on systemd. I also have some experience with
> > this package as it is required for tethering a cell phone on the CDMA
> > network to a computer for data purposes. I do it all the time when I'm
> in a
> > remote area.
> >
> > The simple answer is: It's not usable on sysv. It requires systemd to
> spawn
> > the D-Bus service. That is one drawback to sysv IMO, I can't use my PC
> in a
> > remote area without being able to spawn that service. Again, why I use
> > systemd.
>
>
> ( - sounds like propaganda/fud/bllcks/'a-little-knowledge-...'  .)
>
>
> I'm sorry, please try to clarify without making me mad further.


> Slackware uses modemmanager no-probs:
> ----
> http://slackware.uk/slackware/slackware64-current/source/n/ModemManager/
>  [TAR] ModemManager-1.4.14.tar.xz               16-Mar-2016 12:01  1.4M
>  [SPT] ModemManager.SlackBuild                  20-Dec-2015 06:04  3.1K
>  [CMP] WeDoNotHaveSystemD.patch.gz              22-Sep-2013 22:10  444
>  [TXT] slack-desc                               31-Mar-2016 21:46  832
> --
> http://slackware.uk/slackware/slackware64-current/source/n/NetworkManager/
>  [   ] 55NetworkManager                         22-Mar-2016 18:59  938
>  [TAR] NetworkManager-1.2.2.tar.xz              11-May-2016 13:03  3.6M
>  [SPT] NetworkManager.SlackBuild                13-Jun-2016 04:25  5.8K
>  [TXT] NetworkManager.conf                      22-Apr-2016 04:58  139
>  [DIR] conf.d/                                  25-Mar-2016 04:54    -
>  [SPT] doinst.sh                                25-Mar-2016 04:35  1.2K
>  [TXT] rc.networkmanager                        25-Mar-2016 22:57  2.6K
>  [TXT] slack-desc                               08-Oct-2013 05:28  1.0K
> ----
>
>
> (NB though that 'apparently' b/lfs dev(s) opine(s) that it must be
> unusable on Slackware.)
>
>
>
> akh
>
>
>
>
I didn't check Slackware. I should have, because I can't think of any other
distros currently that still use sysv. The question is - does it work on
Slackware?
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