gentoo-overlay/app-laptop/laptop-mode-tools/files/laptop-mode-tools-1.62-remove-hal.patch

--- usr/sbin/laptop_mode.orig	2013-01-02 22:07:03.879859499 +0100
+++ usr/sbin/laptop_mode	2013-01-02 22:08:31.740888273 +0100
@@ -670,23 +670,14 @@
     fi
 
     if [ "$ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE_WHEN_LID_CLOSED" -ne 0 -a "$ACTIVATE" -eq 0 ] ; then
-	    if [ -x "`which hal-find-by-property`" ] ; then
-		    HAL_LID_BUTTON=$(hal-find-by-property --key "button.type" --string "lid")
-	    fi
-	    if [ "$HAL_LID_BUTTON" != "" ] ; then
-		    HAL_LID_BUTTON_STATE=$(hal-get-property --udi $(hal-find-by-property --key "button.type" --string "lid") --key "button.state.value")
-		    if [ "$HAL_LID_BUTTON_STATE" = "true" ] ; then
-			    log "VERBOSE" "Setting action to \"start\" because the lid is closed (says HAL)."
-			    ACTIVATE=1			
-		    fi
-	    elif [ -f /proc/acpi/button/lid/*/state ] ; then
+	    if [ -f /proc/acpi/button/lid/*/state ] ; then
 		    if ( grep -q "closed" /proc/acpi/button/lid/*/state ) ; then
 			    log "VERBOSE" 'Setting action to "start" because the lid is closed (says /proc/acpi/button/lid/*/state).'
 			    ACTIVATE=1
 		    fi
 	    else
 		    log "MSG" "Warning: ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE_WHEN_LID_CLOSED is set, but there is no file"
-		    log "MSG" "/proc/acpi/button/lid/.../state, and hal information is not available either!"
+		    log "MSG" "/proc/acpi/button/lid/.../state"
 	    fi
     fi