Re: X config not written

[Jan Willem Stumpel <jstumpel@planet.nl>]

Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote:
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> On Sunday 27 Feb 2005 7:13 pm, Carl Fink wrote:
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>> On Sun, Feb 27, 2005 at 05:10:29PM +0530, Ritesh Raj Sarraf
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> You must have modified the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file
>>> manually. You can still use `dpkg-reconfigure
>>> xserver-xfree86` as root and once done just run "dexconf".
>>> It'll create the new XF86Config-4 file as per your
>>> requirements.
>> 
>> If dpkg-reconfigure doesn't warn the user that it isn't
>> installing the new config file, that's a bug.  Does it?
> 
> 
> No, it doesn't warn. But I doubt if the maintainer will term it
> as a bug because it's clearly mentioned in the XF86Config-4
> file that if we modify manually then dpkg-reconfigure settings
> won't work anymore.

IMHO, it is a bug. Because I tried lots of things before putting
this on the list: one was to remove /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
entirely. And even then a new file did not appear.

The question is: if it is a bug, then of what? dpkg? dexconf? xserver?

Regards, Jan