Bug#324768: xserver-xorg: Add an XKBPATH environment variable to specify alternate XKB data location
tags 324768 pending
thanks
On Wed, Aug 24, 2005 at 12:13:19AM +0200, Denis Barbier wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg
> Version: 6.8.2.dfsg.1-5
> Severity: wishlist
> Tags: patch
>
> Hi,
>
> In order to ease migration from xlibs to xkeyboard-config, an option
> is to install xkeyboard-config files under another directory, so
> that xlibs and xkeyboard-config can be installed simultaneously.
> The selection between xlibs and xkeyboard-config data files could
> be made when X starts by adding a new XKBPATH environment variable.
>
> Here is a patch implementing this feature; I am unable for now to
> test it due to lack of CPU and disk resources, and will be grateful
> if someone could test it.
>
> If you XSF guys decide eventually to replace xlibs by xkeyboard-config,
> this hack can be removed, but until then it would really help to
> install xkeyboard-config on Debian systems.
I have successfully tested this patch, and thus committed it.
Denis
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