On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 08:38:47PM -0700, Marc Wilson wrote: > On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 01:02:45AM -0400, David Nusinow wrote: > > The dpkg-reconfigure script needs to write a new xorg.conf if the file has > > been customized. A user in #debian reported that this failed on his system, > > and it made it difficult for him to automagically adapt to the new paths > > for modular. This will provide a manual easy way out of this dilemma, > > easing future support. > > As long as it writes it somewhere OTHER than on top of /etc/X11/xorg.conf, > please. The fact that a customized configuration will not be destroyed > without a deliberate action is a good thing, whether or not that customized > configuration is "correct" by some definition, or not. > > I know I'd be more than a little offended if my carefully worked-out > dual-screen-and-additional-input-devices configuration were arbitrarily > overwritten.
This will only happen if the user actively runs dpkg-reconfigure. It won't touch a customized config on a simple upgrade. Also, yes, I'd back up the customized xorg.conf. - David Nusinow -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
