Re: xfree3.3 & german keyb & /usr ro

[Torsten Hilbrich <Torsten.Hilbrich@bln.de>]

Thomas Degner <tomd@ehf.uni-oldenburg.de> writes:

> hallo,
> 
> i recognized that the "german keyboard extensions"
> of Xfree 3.3 won't work when /usr is mounted readonly.
> 
> [deleted some infos about system]
> 
> X complains that it  cannot use the "compliled keyboard 
> map" (i don't have the exact message here). 
> 
> X tries to write into
> 
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/compiled
> 
> which is readonly. 
> 
> my suggestion is  to link this directory 
> to the /var file system, e.g.
> 
> ln -s /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/compiled /var/..???...compiled 
> 
> any comments, suggestions ?

This seems to be a good idea.  Even the README file it that directory
tells that this directory needs write access at any time.

        Torsten

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