Request for review and upload - libevdev and xserver-xorg-input-synaptics

[Raphaël HALIMI <raphael.halimi@gmail.com>]

[Note: previously sent to debian-backports@lists.debian.org]

Hi,

In a effort to use the ThinkPad X240 touchpad in wheezy, I
backported libevdev and xserver-xorg-input-synaptics from
testing/unstable for my personnal use. The packages seem to integrate
flawlessly in Wheezy's Xorg so I'd like to make my work available for
other users through wheezy-backports.

The packages are available at mentors.debian.net:

https://mentors.debian.net/package/libevdev
https://mentors.debian.net/package/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics

The ThinkPad X240 (and other laptops using the same touchpad model) is
failry new but judging by the various forum posts troughout the Web, an
updated Synaptics driver seems much needed to make easier use of these
new touchpads, namely support for the "SecondarySoftButtonAreas" option
(see [1] for more information).

These packages are built following the guidelines on Debian Wiki
(https://wiki.debian.org/BuildingFormalBackports), inside a pbuilder
chroot. libevdev is missing in wheezy, but builds correctly without any
change; xserver-xorg-input-synaptics needs libevdev to build, again
without any change.

I'm willing to maintain the backports for the lifetime of Wheezy if needed.

[1]
http://who-t.blogspot.de/2014/03/xorg-synaptics-support-for-lenovo-t440.html

Thanks in advance :)

Regards,

-- 
Raphaël HALIMI