Re: Request for policy advice on X server manpages
On Fri, Apr 03, 1998 at 08:53:30PM -0500, Jeff Sheinberg wrote:
> XFree86 uses a configuration file called XF86Config for
> its initial setup. This configuration file is searched
> for in the following places:
>
> /etc/XF86Config
> <XRoot>/lib/X11/XF86Config.hostname
> <XRoot>/lib/X11/XF86Config
>
> where <XRoot> refers to the root of the X11 install tree.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Why do you need a symlink in the first place, if the search
> sequence that is specified in the man page is followed by the X
> server?
Because debian keeps it in /etc/X11/XF86Config, the above says
/etc/XF86Config (no X11). Keeping it in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
would be wrong, configuration files belong in /etc.
Hamish
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