Bug#207481: xserver-xfree86: proposed debconf overhaul

[Eduard Bloch <edi@gmx.de>]

Moin Christoph!
Christoph Hellwig schrieb am Wednesday, den 27. August 2003:

> On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 01:08:02PM +0200, Eduard Bloch wrote:
> > Package: xserver-xfree86
> > Severity: wishlist
> > 
> > Okay, here is what I would change in xserver-xfree86.config.
> > 
> >  - xserver-xfree86/config/device/use_fbdev:
> >    check for existance of /proc/fb before asking the question about
> >    framebuffer support. 
> 
> remember that procfs is optional...

check. for. existance. I think this covers the case of missing /proc.

> >    - If it does not exist, do not ask the question and set use_fbdev to
> >      false. 
> >    - If it does exist, read it, and if 
> >      - the contents matches "nvidia", do
> >        not ask the question and set use_fbdev to false.
> 
> should a Debian package really special-case buggy non-free software?

So? The framebuffer driver in the kernel is non-free? Please look where
"nvidia" is read from.

MfG,
Eduard.