Currently, x11-drivers/xf86-input-synaptics defaults to EVDEV off on FreeBSD 15-CURRENT due to its Makefile lacking the line like following: OPTIONS_DEFAULT_FreeBSD_15= EVDEV resulting the package cannot be used out-of-the-box. Typical /var/log/Xorg.0.log will look like: [ 14.514] (EE) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Synaptics driver unable to detect protocol In my opinion, however, it's better to default to EVDEV enabled regardless of OSREL as long as the OPSYS is FreeBSD because: * All supported versions of FreeBSD will need this anyway nowadays. * We don't have to worry about FreeBSD 16, which will appear 2 or maybe 3 years later. Related bug #245966
A commit in branch main references this bug: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/ports/commit/?id=6d8216d213530fa83602affc508409f8fa855eb6 commit 6d8216d213530fa83602affc508409f8fa855eb6 Author: Emmanuel Vadot <manu@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2023-09-03 18:45:25 +0000 Commit: Emmanuel Vadot <manu@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2023-09-03 18:46:46 +0000 x11-drivers/xf86-input-synaptics: Always use EVDEV on FreeBSD Remove the condition on $OSREL as all supported FreeBSD version should default using evdev. PR: 273537 Sponsored by: Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG x11-drivers/xf86-input-synaptics/Makefile | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)