This code is linux specific. Disable it so users don't get warnings like this: ** (mate-power-backlight-helper:82740): WARNING **: failed to find any devices: Error opening directory '/sys/class/backlight': No such file or directory --- src/gpm-backlight-helper.c.orig 2015-07-22 11:33:09.058354000 +0200 +++ src/gpm-backlight-helper.c 2015-07-22 11:34:39.476169000 +0200 @@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ out: gint main (gint argc, gchar *argv[]) { +#ifdef __FreeBSD__ + return GCM_BACKLIGHT_HELPER_EXIT_CODE_FAILED; +#endif + GOptionContext *context; gint uid; gint euid;