Bug#632419: support for serial pointer device

[Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>]

clone 632419 -1 -2
retitle -1 xf86-input-mouse: package description should explain relationship to evdev
# http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=86;bug=632419
tags -1 + patch
retitle -2 xf86-input-evdev: please "Suggests: inputattach"
reassign -2 xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-3
# http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=91;bug=632419
tags -2 + patch
quit

Hi Axel,

axst@users.sourceforge.net wrote:

>     Thank you very much for putting this together. After reading
> these and other texts, I believe that there should be an easy-to-use
> tool to configure undetectable (usually legacy) hardware in a
> dialogue during installation or later.

Thanks for a reminder!  Cloning the bug for the two subtasks that
already have patches.

If you make any progress on this (e.g., by writing a simple script to
detect the need for inputattach at some appropriate time), please feel
free to let us know.

Cheers,
Jonathan