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Bug#604671: xkb-data: apple:badmap option doesn't work anymore, breaking @#/<> on powerbook/ibook usb keyboard



On mar., 2010-11-23 at 13:50 +0100, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote:
> Package: xkb-data
> Version: 1.8-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> Hey,
> 
> as noted on irc, the apple:badmap option was dropped from xkeyboard-config,
> supposingly because a fix had been commited into the kernel (which would be
> the correct place). Except that in 2.6.32 squeeze kernel, the fix is not
> present which means on my (french) powerbook 5,6 with usb keyboard, typing
> the key marked <> produces @# and the key marked @# produces <>.
> 
> Some pointers:
> 
> freedesktop.org bug: http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9095
> fedora bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=476057
> upstream commit:
> http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xkeyboard-config/commit/?id=222afd3220e9c920bef41bc2e95886c5d4414d5b
> 
> Reverting the fix until the kernel is fixed might be a good idea for
> Squeeze.

As stated on irc, the proposed fix, just reverting the commit, does work
fine.

Cheers,
-- 
Yves-Alexis

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