Bug 269621

Summary:	Misconceptions surrounding /proc (procfs)
Product:	Documentation	Reporter:	Graham Perrin <grahamperrin>
Component:	Books & Articles	Assignee:	freebsd-doc (Nobody) <doc>
Status:	Closed FIXED
Severity:	Affects Some People	CC:	carlavilla, tcberner
Priority:	---
Version:	Latest
Hardware:	Any
OS:	Any
URL:	https://cgit.freebsd.org/doc/commit/?id=4d1de1c7246d147e1c428b542350695b8fedf84e
See Also:	https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-doc/pull/81

Description Graham Perrin freebsd_committer

2023-02-17 13:52:50 UTC

<https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/desktop/#kde-configuration> begins: 

> KDE Plasma requires /proc to be mounted. …

This is no longer true. From <https://community.kde.org/index.php?title=FreeBSD%2FSetup&type=revision&diff=93266&oldid=91673> (2021-10-09): 

> We're advised that KDE software should – already – use libprocstat
> or another FreeBSD API; that proc is no longer a requirement.

Origin of the advice: <https://matrix.to/#/!KYWCpFvqYdeGYJdkxS:libera.chat/$msuX8-alUD_8V6UoUN1pyq-7DMFsMOdIu6DbLXRePjU?via=libera.chat&via=matrix.org>.

Comment 1 commit-hook freebsd_committer

2023-02-17 15:21:56 UTC

A commit in branch main references this bug:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=60af3bb18c6a0b7c3082e69d0bfb1d5f809e342b

commit 60af3bb18c6a0b7c3082e69d0bfb1d5f809e342b
Author:     Sergio Carlavilla Delgado <carlavilla@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2023-02-17 15:18:20 +0000
Commit:     Sergio Carlavilla Delgado <carlavilla@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2023-02-17 15:18:20 +0000

    Upgrade KDE Plasma configuration info - remove procfs info

    PR:             269621
    Submitted by:   grahamperrin@

 documentation/content/en/books/handbook/desktop/_index.adoc | 9 ---------
 1 file changed, 9 deletions(-)