FS#44223 - [xorg-server] Xorg does not depend on evdev
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Opened by Mateusz Lemusisk (MRLemux) - Tuesday, 17 March 2015, 14:23 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Wednesday, 18 March 2015, 06:31 GMT
Opened by Mateusz Lemusisk (MRLemux) - Tuesday, 17 March 2015, 14:23 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Wednesday, 18 March 2015, 06:31 GMT
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Description:
xf86-input-evdev is not a hard dependency of Xorg, as other modules (like xf86-input-libinput)may also provide input support In my view, were are two options: * Add an provides definition to every package which provides input support, and let users choose at install time * Delete xf86-input-evdev from depends and handle them manually (As we do for the video drivers) I'm in favour of the first option, because, unlike video drivers, you can choose your input provider freely. |
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Closed by Jan de Groot (JGC)
Wednesday, 18 March 2015, 06:31 GMT
Reason for closing: Duplicate
Additional comments about closing: FS#43856
Wednesday, 18 March 2015, 06:31 GMT
Reason for closing: Duplicate
Additional comments about closing: