Bug#199675: Can desktop utilities be split off xbase-clients package?
Package: xbase-clients Version: 4.x Severity: wishlist I am wondering if the desktop utilities like xcalc, xeyes, etc. can be split off from xbase-clients so that people using alternatives don't have to have them installed when they are not needed? Possibly call it xbase-clients-utils or something. Keeping xbase-utils for startx, and all the things used by other packages (as opposed to by end users) in xbase-clients. Regards, glenalec Linux user since 1999 Debian user since 2000 ;-) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mouse cursor offset error on unstable
Hi I am not sure what event casuses this but very frequently after running X for some time, my mouse cursor becomes offset. It points about 1cm to the right of where it actually is. Any idea how to fix this? Thanx -- Eric Smith -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#199715: (no subject)
Subject: xdm crashes system on IA64 Package: xdm Version: 4.1.0-16 Severity: grave Tags: woody I did a base install on a HP zx2000 with the addition of X11 only. Each time xdm starts the box crashes. I did not see this issue filed in the database. I believe this is an issue with using /dev/mem, rather then /dev/urandom, to seed the random number generator. It appears to be fixed in SID. -- System Information Debian Release: 3.0 Architecture: ia64 Kernel: Linux garfield 2.4.19-itanium-smp #1 SMP Wed Oct 23 20:05:46 MDT 2002 ia64 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C Versions of packages xdm depends on: ii cpp 2:2.96-16 The GNU C preprocessor. ii debconf 1.0.32 Debian configuration management sy ii libc6.1 2.2.5-11.2 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libpam0g 0.72-35Pluggable Authentication Modules l ii libxaw7 4.1.0-16 X Athena widget set library ii xbase-clients 4.1.0-16 miscellaneous X clients ii xlibs 4.1.0-16 X Window System client libraries -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: mouse cursor offset error on unstable
On Wed, 2003-07-02 at 09:33, Eric Smith wrote: I am not sure what event casuses this but very frequently after running X for some time, my mouse cursor becomes offset. It points about 1cm to the right of where it actually is. Any idea how to fix this? Option SWCursor should work around it. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer \ Debian (powerpc), XFree86 and DRI developer Software libre enthusiast \ http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=daenzer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
X Strike Force SVN commit: rev 277 - trunk/debian
Author: branden
Date: 2003-07-02 15:10:54 -0500 (Wed, 02 Jul 2003)
New Revision: 277
Modified:
trunk/debian/changelog
trunk/debian/xlibs-dev.install
trunk/debian/xlibs-dev.install.netbsd-i386
trunk/debian/xlibs-dev.install.s390
trunk/debian/xserver-xfree86.install.hppa
trunk/debian/xserver-xfree86.install.mips
trunk/debian/xserver-xfree86.install.mipsel
trunk/debian/xserver-xfree86.install.sh3
trunk/debian/xserver-xfree86.install.sh4
trunk/debian/xserver-xfree86.install.sparc
trunk/debian/xutils.install
trunk/debian/xutils.install.arm
trunk/debian/xutils.install.m68k
trunk/debian/xutils.install.powerpc
trunk/debian/xutils.install.s390
Log:
* xlibs-dev.install.{,netbsd-i386,s390}: ship several missing extension
header files: XLbx.h, bigreqstr.h, extutil.h, mitmiscstr.h,
multibufst.h, shapestr.h, shmstr.h, syncstr.h, xcmiscstr.h, xteststr.h
* xserver-xfree86.install.hppa: ship tdfx manpage
* xserver-xfree86.install.mips: ship XFree86 manpage
* xserver-xfree86.install.mipsel: stop shipping ati manpage (fixes FTBFS);
ship dmc, penmount, and r128 manpages
* xserver-xfree86.install.{sh3,sh4}: ship citron manpage
* xserver-xfree86.install.sparc: ship calcomp, dmc, hyperpen, and penmount
drivers
* xutils.install{,powerpc}: ship darwinLib.{rules,tmpl} Imake
configuration files
* xutils.install.arm: ship luit and scanpci programs, their manpages, and
darwinLib.{rules,tmpl} Imake configuration files
* xutils.install.{m68k,s390}: ship luit program, its manpage, and
darwinLib.{rules,tmpl} Imake configuration files
Modified: trunk/debian/changelog
==
--- trunk/debian/changelog 2003-07-02 19:58:10 UTC (rev 276)
+++ trunk/debian/changelog 2003-07-02 20:10:54 UTC (rev 277)
@@ -3,8 +3,26 @@
* debian/scripts/manifest-install-reconcile: new script to help keep
MANIFEST and *.install* files in sync
- -- Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed, 2 Jul 2003 14:55:52 -0500
+ * use above script to find and fix several bugs in *.install* files:
+- xlibs-dev.install.{,netbsd-i386,s390}: ship several missing extension
+ header files: XLbx.h, bigreqstr.h, extutil.h, mitmiscstr.h,
+ multibufst.h, shapestr.h, shmstr.h, syncstr.h, xcmiscstr.h, xteststr.h
+- xserver-xfree86.install.hppa: ship tdfx manpage
+- xserver-xfree86.install.mips: ship XFree86 manpage
+- xserver-xfree86.install.mipsel: stop shipping ati manpage (fixes FTBFS);
+ ship dmc, penmount, and r128 manpages
+- xserver-xfree86.install.{sh3,sh4}: ship citron manpage
+- xserver-xfree86.install.sparc: ship calcomp, dmc, hyperpen, and penmount
+ drivers
+- xutils.install{,powerpc}: ship darwinLib.{rules,tmpl} Imake
+ configuration files
+- xutils.install.arm: ship luit and scanpci programs, their manpages, and
+ darwinLib.{rules,tmpl} Imake configuration files
+- xutils.install.{m68k,s390}: ship luit program, its manpage, and
+ darwinLib.{rules,tmpl} Imake configuration files
+ -- Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed, 2 Jul 2003 15:00:37 -0500
+
xfree86 (4.2.1-9) unstable; urgency=high
* urgency due to xterm security fixes; see below
Modified: trunk/debian/xlibs-dev.install
==
--- trunk/debian/xlibs-dev.install 2003-07-02 19:58:10 UTC (rev 276)
+++ trunk/debian/xlibs-dev.install 2003-07-02 20:10:54 UTC (rev 277)
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/XKBui.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/XKM.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/XKMformat.h
+usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/XLbx.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/XShm.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/XTest.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/Xag.h
@@ -121,8 +122,10 @@
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/XvMCproto.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/Xvlib.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/Xvproto.h
+usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/bigreqstr.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/dpms.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/dpmsstr.h
+usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/extutil.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/fontcache.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/fontcacheP.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/fontcachstr.h
@@ -133,7 +136,9 @@
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/lbxopts.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/lbxstr.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/lbxzlib.h
+usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/mitmiscstr.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/multibuf.h
+usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/multibufst.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/panoramiXext.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/panoramiXproto.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/randr.h
@@ -148,7 +153,11 @@
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/security.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/securstr.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/shape.h
+usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/shapestr.h
+usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/shmstr.h
Bug#199675: Can desktop utilities be split off xbase-clients package?
On Wed, Jul 02, 2003 at 10:53:07PM +1000, Glenn Alexander wrote: Package: xbase-clients Version: 4.x Severity: wishlist I am wondering if the desktop utilities like xcalc, xeyes, etc. can be split off from xbase-clients so that people using alternatives don't have to have them installed when they are not needed? Possibly call it xbase-clients-utils or something. Keeping xbase-utils for startx, and all the things used by other packages (as opposed to by end users) in xbase-clients. This is in the works for the 4.3.0 series of packages, as a consequence of the big xlibs split. -- G. Branden Robinson| If you have the slightest bit of Debian GNU/Linux | intellectual integrity you cannot [EMAIL PROTECTED] | support the government. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- anonymous pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: mouse cursor offset error on unstable
On Wed, Jul 02, 2003 at 09:33:04AM +0200, Eric Smith wrote: I am not sure what event casuses this but very frequently after running X for some time, my mouse cursor becomes offset. It points about 1cm to the right of where it actually is. Any idea how to fix this? This is often a driver bug with hardware cursor support. I would experiment with Option SWCursor on in the Device section of your XF86Config-4. Also, please read the rest of this message. [The following is a form letter.] Hello, You recently sent an off-charter message to the debian-x mailing list. First, I will offer an explanation of what this mailing list's purpose is; I will then suggest some alternative forums for your message or concern. The full charter of the mailing list follows. This list is for the discussion and support of the X Window System within Debian. Issues of maintenance and porting of Debian's XFree86 packages are germane here, as are discussions of possible Debian policy mechanisms for ensuring the smooth interoperation of packages that use the X Window System, particularly widget sets, desktop environments, window managers, display managers, and packages that provide fonts for the X Window System. In particular, individuals involved with building official Debian XFree86 packages for any architecture are invited to join, as are those with various graphics hardware who seek to reproduce and/or fix bugs in the X server. This is not a user support list; this list is intended for those who deal with the source code of any of the X Window System components mentioned above. If you are experiencing a problem, the first thing to check is the Debian X FAQ. This FAQ is available on the World Wide Web: http://people.debian.org/~branden/xsf/FAQ The FAQ is also available on any Debian system that has the xfree86-common package installed. You can use the command dpkg --status xfree86-common at a shell prompt to determine whether you have the xfree86-common package installed (this technique works with any other package name as well). For instance, when I run this command I see the following: $ dpkg --status xfree86-common Package: xfree86-common Status: install ok installed (followed by additional information about the package) If xfree86-common is installed, you can view the Debian X FAQ in a variety of ways, since it is a gzipped (compressed) text file. The path to the FAQ is /usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/FAQ.gz. Here's one method for viewing it: $ zmore /usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/FAQ.gz Debian X Window System Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) List Copyright 1998-2002 Branden Robinson. This document is licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 (see /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL). By its nature, this document is not complete. If your question is not answered here, try /usr/share/doc/packagename/README.Debian (and other files in the package's doc directory), manual pages, and the debian-user mailing list. See http://www.debian.org/ for more information about the Debian mailing lists. (followed by the rest of the FAQ) If the FAQ does not satisfactorily answer your question, the primary Debian users' support forum is the debian-user mailing list. You can learn more about this list at: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/ If you have already tried that mailing list, and/or your machine does *NOT* use an Intel-x86 compatible CPU (such as a Pentium or AMD Athlon chip), you may also want to peruse one of Debian's architecture-specific mailing lists: http://lists.debian.org/debian-alpha/ http://lists.debian.org/debian-arm/ http://lists.debian.org/debian-hppa/ http://lists.debian.org/debian-ia64/ http://lists.debian.org/debian-m68k/ http://lists.debian.org/debian-mips/ http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/ http://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/ http://lists.debian.org/debian-superh/ Before sending a message to one of the mailing lists, it's wise to try using the search interface; in many cases, your problem has been experienced before by other people, and a solution, workaround, or explanation may already be available! http://lists.debian.org/search.html If the search engine turns up nothing, you should know whether or not you're subscribed to a mailing list before sending a message to it. If you are not subscribed, make *certain* that you ask for private copies of replies to your message. Debian's standard practice is to reply only to mailing lists (this cuts down on Internet traffic and annoying bounce messages). If you want people to deviate from this standard practice you should ask them to do so. (Advanced mail users should set a Mail-Followup-To header that includes both the list address and their own address.) Finally, if you have found a problem in Debian's XFree86 packages (and especially if Debian experts on one or more of the above mailing lists agree), you should file a bug report with
4.3.0-0pre1vX roadmap
Hi all, Sorry for my absence lately - I'm now in a different city, and my RSI has been really bad (I was planning to send this yesterday, but I was down to hunt-and-peck with one finger from each hand). Anyway, here's my roadap for 4.3.0-0pre1vX. AFAICS, it should be ready to go as soon as we make the patches and stuff apply cleanly, which I'll try to do now. pre1v1: * Must built on at least 80% of sid architectures (done). * Iron out GL/GLU weak deps bug (done). * Have dexconf make backups, etc (done?). * Must upgrade cleanly from 4.2.x (done). pre1v2: * Merge Sven Luther's SDK stuff. * Build on at least 90% of sid architectures (done). * Import Savage driver 1.1.27t (done). * Import SiS driver from HEAD (done). * Reap BTS for unapplied patches. pre1v3: * xlibs/xbase-clients splits. * Build on all current architectures. rc1: * Bugfixes/etc (is this even needed?). 4.3.0-1: * Moohahahahaha. -- Daniel Stone [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kde.org - http://www.debian.org - http://www.xwin.org pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
X Strike Force SVN commit: rev 278 - branches/4.3.0/sid/debian
Author: daniel
Date: 2003-07-02 18:07:39 -0500 (Wed, 02 Jul 2003)
New Revision: 278
Modified:
branches/4.3.0/sid/debian/control
Log:
control: Don't attempt to package xserver-xfree86 on hppa/mips/mipsel; we don't
build a loadable server there, apparently. This should complete the
ports.
Modified: branches/4.3.0/sid/debian/control
==
--- branches/4.3.0/sid/debian/control 2003-07-02 20:10:54 UTC (rev 277)
+++ branches/4.3.0/sid/debian/control 2003-07-02 23:07:39 UTC (rev 278)
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@
xfonts-base, xfonts-100dpi or xfonts-75dpi, and xfonts-scalable packages.
Package: xserver-xfree86
-Architecture: alpha arm hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel netbsd-i386 powerpc
sh3 sh4 sparc
+Architecture: alpha arm freebsd-i386 hurd-i386 i386 ia64 m68k netbsd-i386 powerpc sh3
sh4 sparc
Depends: debconf ( 0.5), xserver-common (= 4.1.0-10), ${shlibs:Depends},
${misc:Depends}
Suggests: discover, mdetect, read-edid
Conflicts: libxfont-xtt
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Bug#199675: Can desktop utilities be split off xbase-clients package?
Package: xbase-clients Version: 4.x Severity: wishlist I am wondering if the desktop utilities like xcalc, xeyes, etc. can be split off from xbase-clients so that people using alternatives don't have to have them installed when they are not needed? Possibly call it xbase-clients-utils or something. Keeping xbase-utils for startx, and all the things used by other packages (as opposed to by end users) in xbase-clients. Regards, glenalec Linux user since 1999 Debian user since 2000 ;-)
mouse cursor offset error on unstable
Hi I am not sure what event casuses this but very frequently after running X for some time, my mouse cursor becomes offset. It points about 1cm to the right of where it actually is. Any idea how to fix this? Thanx -- Eric Smith
Bug#199715: (no subject)
Subject: xdm crashes system on IA64 Package: xdm Version: 4.1.0-16 Severity: grave Tags: woody I did a base install on a HP zx2000 with the addition of X11 only. Each time xdm starts the box crashes. I did not see this issue filed in the database. I believe this is an issue with using /dev/mem, rather then /dev/urandom, to seed the random number generator. It appears to be fixed in SID. -- System Information Debian Release: 3.0 Architecture: ia64 Kernel: Linux garfield 2.4.19-itanium-smp #1 SMP Wed Oct 23 20:05:46 MDT 2002 ia64 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C Versions of packages xdm depends on: ii cpp 2:2.96-16 The GNU C preprocessor. ii debconf 1.0.32 Debian configuration management sy ii libc6.1 2.2.5-11.2 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libpam0g 0.72-35Pluggable Authentication Modules l ii libxaw7 4.1.0-16 X Athena widget set library ii xbase-clients 4.1.0-16 miscellaneous X clients ii xlibs 4.1.0-16 X Window System client libraries
Re: mouse cursor offset error on unstable
On Wed, 2003-07-02 at 09:33, Eric Smith wrote: I am not sure what event casuses this but very frequently after running X for some time, my mouse cursor becomes offset. It points about 1cm to the right of where it actually is. Any idea how to fix this? Option SWCursor should work around it. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer \ Debian (powerpc), XFree86 and DRI developer Software libre enthusiast \ http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=daenzer
X Strike Force SVN commit: rev 277 - trunk/debian
Author: branden
Date: 2003-07-02 15:10:54 -0500 (Wed, 02 Jul 2003)
New Revision: 277
Modified:
trunk/debian/changelog
trunk/debian/xlibs-dev.install
trunk/debian/xlibs-dev.install.netbsd-i386
trunk/debian/xlibs-dev.install.s390
trunk/debian/xserver-xfree86.install.hppa
trunk/debian/xserver-xfree86.install.mips
trunk/debian/xserver-xfree86.install.mipsel
trunk/debian/xserver-xfree86.install.sh3
trunk/debian/xserver-xfree86.install.sh4
trunk/debian/xserver-xfree86.install.sparc
trunk/debian/xutils.install
trunk/debian/xutils.install.arm
trunk/debian/xutils.install.m68k
trunk/debian/xutils.install.powerpc
trunk/debian/xutils.install.s390
Log:
* xlibs-dev.install.{,netbsd-i386,s390}: ship several missing extension
header files: XLbx.h, bigreqstr.h, extutil.h, mitmiscstr.h,
multibufst.h, shapestr.h, shmstr.h, syncstr.h, xcmiscstr.h, xteststr.h
* xserver-xfree86.install.hppa: ship tdfx manpage
* xserver-xfree86.install.mips: ship XFree86 manpage
* xserver-xfree86.install.mipsel: stop shipping ati manpage (fixes FTBFS);
ship dmc, penmount, and r128 manpages
* xserver-xfree86.install.{sh3,sh4}: ship citron manpage
* xserver-xfree86.install.sparc: ship calcomp, dmc, hyperpen, and penmount
drivers
* xutils.install{,powerpc}: ship darwinLib.{rules,tmpl} Imake
configuration files
* xutils.install.arm: ship luit and scanpci programs, their manpages, and
darwinLib.{rules,tmpl} Imake configuration files
* xutils.install.{m68k,s390}: ship luit program, its manpage, and
darwinLib.{rules,tmpl} Imake configuration files
Modified: trunk/debian/changelog
==
--- trunk/debian/changelog 2003-07-02 19:58:10 UTC (rev 276)
+++ trunk/debian/changelog 2003-07-02 20:10:54 UTC (rev 277)
@@ -3,8 +3,26 @@
* debian/scripts/manifest-install-reconcile: new script to help keep
MANIFEST and *.install* files in sync
- -- Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed, 2 Jul 2003 14:55:52 -0500
+ * use above script to find and fix several bugs in *.install* files:
+- xlibs-dev.install.{,netbsd-i386,s390}: ship several missing extension
+ header files: XLbx.h, bigreqstr.h, extutil.h, mitmiscstr.h,
+ multibufst.h, shapestr.h, shmstr.h, syncstr.h, xcmiscstr.h, xteststr.h
+- xserver-xfree86.install.hppa: ship tdfx manpage
+- xserver-xfree86.install.mips: ship XFree86 manpage
+- xserver-xfree86.install.mipsel: stop shipping ati manpage (fixes FTBFS);
+ ship dmc, penmount, and r128 manpages
+- xserver-xfree86.install.{sh3,sh4}: ship citron manpage
+- xserver-xfree86.install.sparc: ship calcomp, dmc, hyperpen, and penmount
+ drivers
+- xutils.install{,powerpc}: ship darwinLib.{rules,tmpl} Imake
+ configuration files
+- xutils.install.arm: ship luit and scanpci programs, their manpages, and
+ darwinLib.{rules,tmpl} Imake configuration files
+- xutils.install.{m68k,s390}: ship luit program, its manpage, and
+ darwinLib.{rules,tmpl} Imake configuration files
+ -- Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed, 2 Jul 2003 15:00:37 -0500
+
xfree86 (4.2.1-9) unstable; urgency=high
* urgency due to xterm security fixes; see below
Modified: trunk/debian/xlibs-dev.install
==
--- trunk/debian/xlibs-dev.install 2003-07-02 19:58:10 UTC (rev 276)
+++ trunk/debian/xlibs-dev.install 2003-07-02 20:10:54 UTC (rev 277)
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/XKBui.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/XKM.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/XKMformat.h
+usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/XLbx.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/XShm.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/XTest.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/Xag.h
@@ -121,8 +122,10 @@
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/XvMCproto.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/Xvlib.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/Xvproto.h
+usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/bigreqstr.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/dpms.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/dpmsstr.h
+usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/extutil.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/fontcache.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/fontcacheP.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/fontcachstr.h
@@ -133,7 +136,9 @@
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/lbxopts.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/lbxstr.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/lbxzlib.h
+usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/mitmiscstr.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/multibuf.h
+usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/multibufst.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/panoramiXext.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/panoramiXproto.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/randr.h
@@ -148,7 +153,11 @@
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/security.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/securstr.h
usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/shape.h
+usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/shapestr.h
+usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/shmstr.h
Bug#199675: Can desktop utilities be split off xbase-clients package?
On Wed, Jul 02, 2003 at 10:53:07PM +1000, Glenn Alexander wrote: Package: xbase-clients Version: 4.x Severity: wishlist I am wondering if the desktop utilities like xcalc, xeyes, etc. can be split off from xbase-clients so that people using alternatives don't have to have them installed when they are not needed? Possibly call it xbase-clients-utils or something. Keeping xbase-utils for startx, and all the things used by other packages (as opposed to by end users) in xbase-clients. This is in the works for the 4.3.0 series of packages, as a consequence of the big xlibs split. -- G. Branden Robinson| If you have the slightest bit of Debian GNU/Linux | intellectual integrity you cannot [EMAIL PROTECTED] | support the government. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- anonymous pgpfkBIxAdGTJ.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: mouse cursor offset error on unstable
On Wed, Jul 02, 2003 at 09:33:04AM +0200, Eric Smith wrote: I am not sure what event casuses this but very frequently after running X for some time, my mouse cursor becomes offset. It points about 1cm to the right of where it actually is. Any idea how to fix this? This is often a driver bug with hardware cursor support. I would experiment with Option SWCursor on in the Device section of your XF86Config-4. Also, please read the rest of this message. [The following is a form letter.] Hello, You recently sent an off-charter message to the debian-x mailing list. First, I will offer an explanation of what this mailing list's purpose is; I will then suggest some alternative forums for your message or concern. The full charter of the mailing list follows. This list is for the discussion and support of the X Window System within Debian. Issues of maintenance and porting of Debian's XFree86 packages are germane here, as are discussions of possible Debian policy mechanisms for ensuring the smooth interoperation of packages that use the X Window System, particularly widget sets, desktop environments, window managers, display managers, and packages that provide fonts for the X Window System. In particular, individuals involved with building official Debian XFree86 packages for any architecture are invited to join, as are those with various graphics hardware who seek to reproduce and/or fix bugs in the X server. This is not a user support list; this list is intended for those who deal with the source code of any of the X Window System components mentioned above. If you are experiencing a problem, the first thing to check is the Debian X FAQ. This FAQ is available on the World Wide Web: http://people.debian.org/~branden/xsf/FAQ The FAQ is also available on any Debian system that has the xfree86-common package installed. You can use the command dpkg --status xfree86-common at a shell prompt to determine whether you have the xfree86-common package installed (this technique works with any other package name as well). For instance, when I run this command I see the following: $ dpkg --status xfree86-common Package: xfree86-common Status: install ok installed (followed by additional information about the package) If xfree86-common is installed, you can view the Debian X FAQ in a variety of ways, since it is a gzipped (compressed) text file. The path to the FAQ is /usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/FAQ.gz. Here's one method for viewing it: $ zmore /usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/FAQ.gz Debian X Window System Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) List Copyright 1998-2002 Branden Robinson. This document is licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 (see /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL). By its nature, this document is not complete. If your question is not answered here, try /usr/share/doc/packagename/README.Debian (and other files in the package's doc directory), manual pages, and the debian-user mailing list. See http://www.debian.org/ for more information about the Debian mailing lists. (followed by the rest of the FAQ) If the FAQ does not satisfactorily answer your question, the primary Debian users' support forum is the debian-user mailing list. You can learn more about this list at: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/ If you have already tried that mailing list, and/or your machine does *NOT* use an Intel-x86 compatible CPU (such as a Pentium or AMD Athlon chip), you may also want to peruse one of Debian's architecture-specific mailing lists: http://lists.debian.org/debian-alpha/ http://lists.debian.org/debian-arm/ http://lists.debian.org/debian-hppa/ http://lists.debian.org/debian-ia64/ http://lists.debian.org/debian-m68k/ http://lists.debian.org/debian-mips/ http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/ http://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/ http://lists.debian.org/debian-superh/ Before sending a message to one of the mailing lists, it's wise to try using the search interface; in many cases, your problem has been experienced before by other people, and a solution, workaround, or explanation may already be available! http://lists.debian.org/search.html If the search engine turns up nothing, you should know whether or not you're subscribed to a mailing list before sending a message to it. If you are not subscribed, make *certain* that you ask for private copies of replies to your message. Debian's standard practice is to reply only to mailing lists (this cuts down on Internet traffic and annoying bounce messages). If you want people to deviate from this standard practice you should ask them to do so. (Advanced mail users should set a Mail-Followup-To header that includes both the list address and their own address.) Finally, if you have found a problem in Debian's XFree86 packages (and especially if Debian experts on one or more of the above mailing lists agree), you should file a bug report with
4.3.0-0pre1vX roadmap
Hi all, Sorry for my absence lately - I'm now in a different city, and my RSI has been really bad (I was planning to send this yesterday, but I was down to hunt-and-peck with one finger from each hand). Anyway, here's my roadap for 4.3.0-0pre1vX. AFAICS, it should be ready to go as soon as we make the patches and stuff apply cleanly, which I'll try to do now. pre1v1: * Must built on at least 80% of sid architectures (done). * Iron out GL/GLU weak deps bug (done). * Have dexconf make backups, etc (done?). * Must upgrade cleanly from 4.2.x (done). pre1v2: * Merge Sven Luther's SDK stuff. * Build on at least 90% of sid architectures (done). * Import Savage driver 1.1.27t (done). * Import SiS driver from HEAD (done). * Reap BTS for unapplied patches. pre1v3: * xlibs/xbase-clients splits. * Build on all current architectures. rc1: * Bugfixes/etc (is this even needed?). 4.3.0-1: * Moohahahahaha. -- Daniel Stone [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kde.org - http://www.debian.org - http://www.xwin.org pgpUmKNHetLAu.pgp Description: PGP signature
X Strike Force SVN commit: rev 278 - branches/4.3.0/sid/debian
Author: daniel
Date: 2003-07-02 18:07:39 -0500 (Wed, 02 Jul 2003)
New Revision: 278
Modified:
branches/4.3.0/sid/debian/control
Log:
control: Don't attempt to package xserver-xfree86 on hppa/mips/mipsel; we don't
build a loadable server there, apparently. This should complete the
ports.
Modified: branches/4.3.0/sid/debian/control
==
--- branches/4.3.0/sid/debian/control 2003-07-02 20:10:54 UTC (rev 277)
+++ branches/4.3.0/sid/debian/control 2003-07-02 23:07:39 UTC (rev 278)
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@
xfonts-base, xfonts-100dpi or xfonts-75dpi, and xfonts-scalable packages.
Package: xserver-xfree86
-Architecture: alpha arm hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel netbsd-i386
powerpc sh3 sh4 sparc
+Architecture: alpha arm freebsd-i386 hurd-i386 i386 ia64 m68k netbsd-i386
powerpc sh3 sh4 sparc
Depends: debconf ( 0.5), xserver-common (= 4.1.0-10), ${shlibs:Depends},
${misc:Depends}
Suggests: discover, mdetect, read-edid
Conflicts: libxfont-xtt
X Strike Force SVN commit: rev 276 - in trunk/debian: . scripts
Author: branden
Date: 2003-07-02 14:58:10 -0500 (Wed, 02 Jul 2003)
New Revision: 276
Added:
trunk/debian/scripts/manifest-install-reconcile
Modified:
trunk/debian/changelog
Log:
debian/scripts/manifest-install-reconcile: new script to help keep MANIFEST
and *.install* files in sync
Modified: trunk/debian/changelog
==
--- trunk/debian/changelog 2003-06-30 10:31:33 UTC (rev 275)
+++ trunk/debian/changelog 2003-07-02 19:58:10 UTC (rev 276)
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+xfree86 (4.2.1-10) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * debian/scripts/manifest-install-reconcile: new script to help keep
+MANIFEST and *.install* files in sync
+
+ -- Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed, 2 Jul 2003 14:55:52 -0500
+
xfree86 (4.2.1-9) unstable; urgency=high
* urgency due to xterm security fixes; see below
Added: trunk/debian/scripts/manifest-install-reconcile
==
--- trunk/debian/scripts/manifest-install-reconcile 2003-06-30 10:31:33 UTC
(rev 275)
+++ trunk/debian/scripts/manifest-install-reconcile 2003-07-02 19:58:10 UTC
(rev 276)
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Run this from the debian/ directory of the unpacked source tree.
+# It will generate INSTALL.$(ARCH) files. You can then use a command like:
+# diff -U 0 MANIFEST.$ARCH INSTALL.$ARCH
+# to check for discrepancies between what's built for that arch and what
+# the packages ship.
+
+# Minuses in the diff are things that are built but not shipped; pluses are
+# things that are shipped but not build (these can cause build failures!)
+
+# There are false results for every architecture.
+
+# Known false minuses (ignore these):
+# etc/X11/twm/system.twmrc
+# etc/X11/xdm/GiveConsole
+# etc/X11/xdm/TakeConsole
+# etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0
+# etc/X11/xkb/xkbcomp
+# usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config.98
+# usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config.eg
+# usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config.indy
+# usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/*
+# usr/X11R6/lib/X11/etc/sun.termcap
+# usr/X11R6/lib/X11/etc/sun.terminfo
+# usr/X11R6/lib/X11/etc/xterm.termcap
+# usr/X11R6/lib/X11/etc/xterm.terminfo
+# usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/*/{encoding.dir,fonts.alias,fonts.dir}
+# var/lib/xkb/README
+
+# Known false pluses (ignore these):
+# Files from *.install for a package that isn't built for that arch. Check
+# debian/control. Examples include xserver-xfree86* for s390 and xlibosmesa*
+# for several architectures.
+
+for F in MANIFEST.*; do
+ARCH=$(echo $F | sed 's/MANIFEST\.//')
+echo $ARCH
+FILE=$(tempfile)
+for G in *.install; do
+if [ -e $G.$ARCH ]; then
+awk '{print $1}' $G.$ARCH $FILE
+else
+awk '{print $1}' $G $FILE
+fi
+done
+sort -u $FILE INSTALL.$ARCH
+rm $FILE
+done
Re: 4.3.0-0pre1vX roadmap
On Thu, 2003-07-03 at 00:47, Daniel Stone wrote: pre1v2: * Merge Sven Luther's SDK stuff. [...] * Import Savage driver 1.1.27t (done). * Import SiS driver from HEAD (done). What are people's thoughts on patching drivers vs. providing driver packages built against the SDK? The radeon driver in HEAD is also much better than the one in 4.3 ... -- Earthling Michel Dänzer \ Debian (powerpc), XFree86 and DRI developer Software libre enthusiast \ http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=daenzer
