Without the logdir, the xserver will write the content of the log file on the
terminal stating that it cannot be written and will stop.

Refer to https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3889

Reviewed-By:  Matt Dew <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Gaetan Nadon <[email protected]>
---
 hw/xfree86/Makefile.am |    1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/hw/xfree86/Makefile.am b/hw/xfree86/Makefile.am
index aed631b..59cfb5f 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/Makefile.am
+++ b/hw/xfree86/Makefile.am
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ os-support/solaris/solaris-@[email protected]:
         $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) solaris-@[email protected]
 endif
 
+# Without logdir, X will post an error on the terminal and will not start
 install-data-local:
        $(AM_V_GEN)$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(logdir)
 if CYGWIN
-- 
1.7.9.5

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