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FS#13295 - xorg-server need Generic Event Extension

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Olivier Duclos (oliwer) - Sunday, 15 February 2009, 23:05 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Sunday, 08 March 2009, 13:21 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Jan de Groot (JGC)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version None
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 3
Private No

Details

Since the last update of Xlib, when I launch a graphical app I get the following warning :

Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0"

It appears that Xlib was compiled with generic event extension (XGE) but the x server was not. While this is not harmful, xorg-server should be recompiled with XGE.

source: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-October/039132.html
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Closed by  Jan de Groot (JGC)
Sunday, 08 March 2009, 13:21 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Comment by Aaron Griffin (phrakture) - Monday, 16 February 2009, 05:30 GMT
I agree with dolby - anything we can do about this so we don't get all these reports?
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Monday, 16 February 2009, 07:34 GMT
There's no "recompile for XGE" or "libx11 1.1.93 without XGE". The only way to get rid of these warnings is to upgrade to xorg-server 1.6 which supports XGE.
Comment by Aaron Griffin (phrakture) - Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 17:17 GMT
Jan, out of curiosity, why don't we have xorg-server 1.6? There's probably a sane reason, I just see a lot of these bug reports and wanted to get a concrete answer for people.
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Thursday, 19 February 2009, 07:53 GMT
Because it isn't released yet? The last release candidate has been released yesterday, and I don't have the superpowers that I used to have. I can't package something one minute after release anymore these days.
Comment by Greg (dolby) - Thursday, 19 February 2009, 08:16 GMT
I think what Aaron meant to ask is why did those packages get upgraded, namely libx11 to a devel version, without having xorg-server 1.6.
Not why isnt xorg-server in the repos yet. :)
Comment by Aaron Griffin (phrakture) - Thursday, 19 February 2009, 15:58 GMT
Yeah, I guess what I was asking is: is it the Xorg devs smoking crack here? Did they release libs without releasing the server?

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