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Re: problems with latest x version in incoming



Branden Robinson <branden@ecn.purdue.edu> writes:

> This is a feature, not a bug.  If xdm is installed, the daemon will attempt
> to start in the postinst, just like any other package that ships a daemon.
> Before starting, however, xdm uses the parse-xf86config script (in the
> xserver-common package) to attempt to determine if the XF86Config file is
> legal.  If it isn't, xdm will not start.

Has anyone had time to add the "more than Y failed attempts to launch
X in a 15 second period shuts xdm down" improvement that was discussed
a while back?

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Rob Browning <rlb@cs.utexas.edu> PGP=E80E0D04F521A094 532B97F5D64E3930


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