On Fre, 2010-10-01 at 12:11 -0400, Gaetan Nadon wrote: > > On Fri, 2010-10-01 at 17:37 +0200, Mark Kettenis wrote: > > > Also, drivers are supposed to work with some older servers as well, > at > > least some of them. So even if removing that line for the current > > server is OK, it probably isn't for older servers. > > > Just a reminder for those reading this thread. > > Should that information (the oldest server a driver wishes to support) > become available, > it should be coded in configure.ac: > > PKG_CHECK_MODULES(XORG, [xorg-server >= 1.0.99.901 ...) > > with the appropriate rationale in the commit text.
Whenever possible, it should be preferable to check for (the lack of) a feature directly rather than indirectly via a version. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer | http://www.vmware.com Libre software enthusiast | Debian, X and DRI developer _______________________________________________ [email protected]: X.Org development Archives: http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-devel
