On Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 02:10:03PM +0200, Michel D�nzer wrote: > On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 12:48, Sven Luther wrote: > > > > You cannot use xrandr with the 4.2.1 debian packages currently in > > sid/sarge. For that you need the experimental 4.3.0 packages. I don't > > know that debian ships the kdrive server, but i may be wrong. > > > > So for all practical purpose here, we can only have randr support with > > the 4.3.0 packages in experimental, unless someone packages standalone > > client side libraries or something such. > > > > Is this right then ? Or should i rebuild my gnome-randr-applet package > > against 4.2.1 xlibs and have it already included in debian/sid instead > > of having it waiting for the 4.3.0 packages to reach sid. > > No, I just tried building it in a pbuilder sid chroot, and configure > failed with: > > checking for XRRSetScreenConfigAndRate in -lXrandr... no > configure: error: "Suitable Xrandr extension library not found - you > need at least X 4.3"
Which is as it seemed to me. > But it doesn't seem to actually use XRRSetScreenConfigAndRate ... I think it is just checking for one of the presence of RandR in the library. It uses XRRSetScreenConfig and others though. > Anyway, while we're at it, you can cut down the build dependencies to > > Build-Depends: debhelper (>> 4.0.0), libgnomeui-dev, > libpanel-applet2-dev, libxrender-dev, xlibs-dev (>> 4.3.0) Ok, will do. > and you shouldn't use a dot in the Debian specific part of the package > version, it's not an NMU after all. Err, these are pre -1 versions, i could name them 0pre1 0pre2 or something such, but 0.1, 0.2 seem nicer. The -1 version will be the one uploading to unstable, not experimental. Friendly, Sven Luther
