Package: libchipcard-tools
Version: 4.2.9-2
Severity: normal

At least for using USB smartcard "readers" chipcardd still requires HAL
which has been deprecated by upstream [1]. See also [2] for efforts on
removing HAL from Debian.


[1] http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/hal/2008-May/011560.html
[2] https://wiki.debian.org/HALRemoval

-- Package-specific info:
Available chipcard readers (output of "chipcard-tool list"):
  Readers:
  - auto1-ccid_scm_3310 (ccid_scm_3310, port 0)
Status of package pcscd (): unknown ok not-installed and apparently stopped

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.31.6-xo1.5-2-00377-g7f5e423 (PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages libchipcard-tools depends on:
ii  adduser                       3.112      add and remove users and groups
ii  libc6                         2.11.1-3   Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libchipcard-data              4.2.9-2    configuration files for libchipcar
ii  libchipcardc2                 4.2.9-2    library for accessing smartcards
ii  libdbus-1-3                   1.2.24-1   simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libgcc1                       1:4.4.4-5  GCC support library
ii  libgwenhywfar47               3.11.3-1   OS abstraction layer
ii  libhal1                       0.5.14-2   Hardware Abstraction Layer - share
ii  libstdc++6                    4.4.4-5    The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii  procps                        1:3.2.8-9  /proc file system utilities

Versions of packages libchipcard-tools recommends:
ii  hal                           0.5.14-2   Hardware Abstraction Layer

Versions of packages libchipcard-tools suggests:
ii  libccid                       1.3.11-1   PC/SC driver for USB CCID smart ca
pn  libtowitoko2                  <none>     (no description available)

-- no debconf information



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