On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:45:53 -0700 Michael Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled:

> On Monday, 13 October 2008, at 18:30:04 (+0200),
> Quaker wrote:
> 
> > Hi, i created a simple patch for the language module in E-MODULES-EXTRA.
> > The problem in default language module is that the module needs
> > /etc/X11/xkb/rules.
> > Some distros haven't got it, because it is only a symlink to
> > /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules - on Ubuntu this module works, because it has that
> > symlink, but on Debian Lenny not for example. That's why i created this
> > patch -> It modifes the source to read files from default
> > /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules.
> > Can any developer apply it please? :)
> 
> /etc/X11/xkb is the most correct path for portability.  But ultimately
> any patch which can only handle a single path (or merely changes the
> single path currently handled) is just the same problem all over again
> and should not be applied.  The correct fix is to support a series of
> possible paths.

correct. all this patch will do is fix for you, and then break for others. a
patch that adds a searchpath and a list of places to look would be right :)


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