Bug#514844: marked as done (xserver-xorg-input-synaptics: SHMConfig should default to true not false in order to support configurator programs)
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and subject line Re: Bug#514844: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics: SHMConfig should default to true not false in order to support configurator programs
has caused the Debian Bug report #514844,
regarding xserver-xorg-input-synaptics: SHMConfig should default to true not false in order to support configurator programs
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Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
Version: 0.14.7~git20070706-3
Severity: normal
These days it is assumed that xorg should be useable with no configuration file, as the code will figure out the
configuration for itself. If you do this on a system with a Synaptics touchpanel it will (for the most part)
correctly configure the touchpanel.
But if you try to use the ksynaptics, it complains that SHMConfig is not set to true and therefore the
config program can not work.
The default should be set so that programs like ksynaptics can operate.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages xserver-xorg-input-synaptics depends on:
ii libc6 2.7-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libx11-6 2:1.1.5-2 X11 client-side library
ii libxext6 2:1.0.4-1 X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii libxi6 2:1.1.4-1 X11 Input extension library
ii xserver-xorg-core 2:1.4.2-10 Xorg X server - core server
xserver-xorg-input-synaptics recommends no packages.
Versions of packages xserver-xorg-input-synaptics suggests:
ii ksynaptics 0.3.3-2 Synaptics TouchPad configuration t
-- no debconf information
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--- Begin Message ---
On Wed, 2009-02-11 at 10:57 +0000, David Goodenough wrote:
> The default should be set so that programs like ksynaptics can operate.
No. SHMConfig is a kludge and opens a security hole. The problem it
was trying to solve is mostly fixed with newer versions of the driver
and the X server, which allow setting device properties using the X11
protocol.
Cheers,
Julien
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