*** gparted.in	2008-07-10 19:58:51.000000000 +0100
--- gparted.in.new	2008-07-19 03:31:30.921448975 +0100
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*** 12,17 ****
--- 12,21 ----
  #
  #            On systems without hal-lock, invoke gpartedbin directly.
  #
+ #            Patched for Vector Linux by wcs to launch gparted without
+ #            hal-lock when using vl-hot, by checking if hald is running
+ #            besides checking if hal-lock exists (19th July, 2008).
+ #
  
  #
  #  Search PATH to determine if hal-lock program can be found
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*** 19,26 ****
  HAVE_HAL_LOCK=no
  for k in '' `echo "$PATH" | sed 's,:, ,g'`; do
  	if test -x "$k/hal-lock"; then
! 		HAVE_HAL_LOCK=yes
! 		break
  	fi
  done
  
--- 23,32 ----
  HAVE_HAL_LOCK=no
  for k in '' `echo "$PATH" | sed 's,:, ,g'`; do
  	if test -x "$k/hal-lock"; then
! 		if ps aux | grep hald | grep -v grep > /dev/null; then
! 			HAVE_HAL_LOCK=yes
! 			break
! 		fi
  	fi
  done
  
