Geoff Brimhall wrote:
> 
> the problem is a reported bug. The actual problem is that 
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/compiled is a soft link which is set incorrectly. The 
> soft link is set to /var/../xkb/, when it should be set to 
> /var/.../xkb/compiled.
> 

What would the proper soft link command be?  Would it be:

ln -s /var/lib/xkb/compiled/README /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/compiled   
????

Sorry I'm kinda new to the soft/hard link thing (I have the basic idea,
it makes two names for one file and hardlinks cannot span separate file
systems).

Mark Panzer

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Date: Tuesday, July 07, 1998 3:13 PM
> Subject: Re: XF86Setup
> 
> Check /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/compiled/compiled for the README file.
> If it's there, you can just copy it /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/compiled.
> I believe this was reported as an error.
> 
> On Tue, Jul 07, 1998 at 04:38:47PM -0500, Mark Panzer wrote:
> > Debian users,
> >
> > When I originally configured X11 I decided to only allow 640 x 480
> > resolution for my monitor (an old 14") but I now found out that it can
> > do 800 x 600 and I tired to run XF86Setup but it keeps giving me the
> > error:
> >
> > Not all of the X keyboard extension programs and configuration
> > files are installed. The file
> > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/compiled/README is missing.
> >
> > I find it kinda weird that it all of a sudden is missing a readme file
> > (I've run XF86Setup more than once before and never had any problems).
> > Thanks in advance.


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