> Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2016 20:04:32 +0000
> From: Ken Moffat <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [blfs-dev] Xorg bitmap fonts - deprecate them
>
> On Tue, Dec 06, 2016 at 01:46:42PM +0000, akhiezer wrote:
> > > Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2016 13:45:09 +0000
> > > From: [email protected] (akhiezer)
> > > Subject: Re: [blfs-dev] Xorg bitmap fonts - deprecate them
> > >
>
> First, thanks for taking the time to review this.  I'll reply to all
> your poi nts, event ually.
> > > > --- BOOK-r18030/packages.ent    2016-12-05 00:16:59.916891130 +0000
> > > > +++ BOOK-deprecate/packages.ent 2016-12-06 13:10:34.135075775 +0000
> > > > @@ -481,7 +481,7 @@
> > > >  
> > > >  <!-- Part VI -->
> > > >  <!-- Chapter 24 -->                               <!-- stable lt .90 
> > > > micro version -->
> > > > -<!ENTITY xorg-version                 "7.7">      <!-- applies to all 
> > > > xorg packages -->
> > > > +<!ENTITY xorg-version                 "7">      <!-- applies to all 
> > > > xorg packages -->
> > >
> > >
> > > Shurely not? Instead, keep that xorg-version ENTITY with the accurate
> > > version ('7.7'/&c); and just do a manual-override ('7') in the relevant
> > > page titles/&c; or define a related xorg-version-main ENTITY ('7')
> > 
> > 
> > s/main/major/
> > 
>
> I see Bruce and DJ have already commented.  My opinion was that 7.7
> came out in April 2012 and the overall version has not changed since
> then. Specifically, changes to the parts now happen irregularly.
>
> Bruce suggested removing the 7.7, I went with 'cut it down to just
> 7' after I saw it was fro m a version entity -  because we reference
> the major version in text and in the names of book pages and wiki
> pages.
>
> For the moment I cannot see any reason why keeping the 7.7 entity
> would be useful.
>


If just using '7', then entity would (much-)more-correctly be
'xorg-version-major' .



akh





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