Quoting John Gay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I do know that there are patches available to remove this, but this would
> mean getting the proper version of source code to apply the patch to, patch
> it and re-compile and install. Not a difficult task, even for a
> non-programmer, but a lot to down-load and you would then be running a
> celf-compiled X rather than the Debian packaged version.
>
> Several people have tried to submit this patch for inclussion in X, but the
> existing pattern is too useful to the developers so it will never be
> applied.
I have trouble believing that they would refuse a patch that made it an
option somewhere. A simple IFDEF and a line in a config file would satisfy
everyone.
:Peter
