--- On Sat, 7/12/08, Charles Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> From: Charles Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: neomagic and the "needs-update" entries
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Saturday, July 12, 2008, 6:09 PM
> Good afternoon!
> 
> In xenocara/MODULES file a "needs-update" entry,
> eg by neomagic,
> can provoke errors, like PR pending/5836 [0]?
> The PR in short:
>   On i386 ThinkPad 600X (NeoMagic 256ZX NM2360) doesn't
> work 
>   WindowMaker since 2008.04.10 (or before too, that was my
> first test
>   after 4.3 RELEASE branch fork.)
>   With 4.3 RELEASE works.
>   The very odd thing: cwm, fvwm; and icewm from ports work.
>   All application works, that I use.
>   WindowMaker didn't change since 2007.09.15.
> 
> 
> After branch fork in xenocara/MODULES file the neomagic has
> been
> updated two times:
> on 2008.03.19 from 1.1.1 to 1.2.0 and on 2008.05.21 to
> 1.2.1.
> In xenocara/driver/xf86-video-neomagic/ directory remained
> 1.1.1.
> The "needs-update" appeared with 1.2.0.
> Are they not in sync?
> Is this rate major update?
> 
> Are the "needs-update" entries like as
> "public todo lists"?
> 
> [0]:
> http://cvs.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/query-pr-wrapper?full=yes&numbers=5836
> Synopsis and Subject: wmaker on ThinkPad600X Fatal server
> error


These found today: [1] [2]
On FreeBSD 7.0 X.org 7.3. ThinkPad600 Neomagic
Wmaker and GNUStep application problem.
icewm works.

Very likewise than by me on OpenBSD.
I don't know if it helps.

[1] http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.os.freebsd.questions/225666
[2] http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.os.freebsd.questions/225665

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