PSARC, Is my +1 sufficient for this case to be approved since the committee was looking for LSARC review and I am one? ;-)
Thanks, John John Fischer wrote: > Suresh, > > A little late to the game but I have reviewed this fast track. > > +1 from an LSARC member with Alan's comment on correcting the > imported X11 interface reference. > > Thanks, > > John > > > Suresh Chandrasekharan wrote: >> Submitting this fastrack timing out on 10/22/2009, seeking Solaris >> minor release binding. >> >> Suresh >> >> Template Version: @(#)sac_nextcase 1.68 02/23/09 SMI >> This information is Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems >> 1. Introduction >> 1.1. Project/Component Working Name: >> LiveCD session improvement >> 1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier: >> Author: Suresh Chandrasekharan >> 1.3 Date of This Document: >> 14 October, 2009 >> 4. Technical Description >> 4.1. Details: >> >> gdm-2.28 is soon be integrating to OpenSolaris. Compared with >> the existing gdm-2.20.10 this is major rewrite. One of the >> capabilities of this gdm, if there's a backend libxklavier >> library to support it is the ability to select a keyboard >> layout from the gdm login screen. Both the already existing >> login locales menu and the new keyboard layout menu are placed >> on a panel at the bottom of the screen. >> >> Support to change the keyboard layout is needed at GDM level >> for machines shared by users who use different keyboards or >> users sharing a single keyboard with possibly different layouts. >> >> PSARC/2009/483 - "libxklavier re-integration" enables gdm-2.28 >> to display the keyboard layouts in the gdm screen. The backend >> library libxklavier is provided through that case. >> >> One major advantage of providing the gnome keyboard and >> locale selection at the gdm screen is that, we can effectively >> replace the text console based keyboard/language selection that >> we currently have in OpenSolaris 2009.06 LiveCD. The menu based >> selection can hold more keyboards/locales in them than the text >> console based selection. >> >> The initial feedback from xDesign is that we need to automatically >> popup the keyboard/language selection when user is booting >> up the LiveCD. We will also work with LiveCD team to disable the >> text based selection screens for keyboard layout and locales. >> >> 4.5. Interfaces: >> >> Imported Interfaces >> ------------------- >> >> Interface Stability Notes >> --------- --------- ----- >> >> From PSARC/2009/483 >> >> SUNWlibxklavier >> >> /usr/lib/libxklavier.so.15.0.0 Volatile library >> /usr/lib/libxklavier.so.15 Volatile sym >> link /usr/lib/libxklavier.so Volatile >> sym link >> >> SUNWlibxklavier-devel >> >> /usr/include/libxklavier/xkl-enum-types.h Volatile >> Header File >> /usr/include/libxklavier/xkl_config_item.h Volatile >> Header File >> /usr/include/libxklavier/xkl_config_rec.h Volatile >> Header File >> /usr/include/libxklavier/xkl_config_registry.h Volatile >> Header File >> /usr/include/libxklavier/xkl_engine.h Volatile >> Header File >> /usr/include/libxklavier/xkl_engine_marshal.h Volatile >> Header File >> /usr/include/libxklavier/xklavier.h Volatile >> Header File >> >> From PSARC/2009/117 and PSARC/2009/440 >> >> /usr/X11/lib/X11/xkb/* Uncommitted XKB definition files & >> directories. >> >> Obsoleted Interfaces >> ------------------- >> >> Language/kbd selection text console screens in LiveCD from >> slim_source/usr/src/cmd/slim-instal/svc/live-fs-root >> >> Exported Interfaces >> -------------------- >> >> No significant interfaces are exported >> >> 6. Resources and Schedule >> 6.4. Steering Committee requested information >> 6.4.1. Consolidation C-team Name: >> G11N >> 6.5. ARC review type: FastTrack >> 6.6. ARC Exposure: open >> >
