On 17/08/16 05:36 AM, Hans de Goede wrote: > On 08/16/2016 06:36 PM, Adam Jackson wrote: >> On Mon, 2016-08-08 at 14:53 +0200, Hans de Goede wrote: >> >>> However some users still want to use Xorg -configure to generate a >>> template config file, this commit implements a minimal fix to make >>> things work again for PCI devices by skipping the platform >>> probe method when xf86DoConfigure is set. >> >> This means you'll fail to generate a config file under Hyper-V, where >> the fbdev device is platform not pci. > > Something which has _never_ worked, as said currently we have a regression > with Xorg -configure no longer working anywhere at all. So unless someone > steps up to fix this properly I suggest we go with my patch to at least > revert back to the old behavior and not regress.
At least longer term, maybe we should just remove Xorg -configure? Does it serve any useful purpose anymore? I know it causes quite a lot of trouble for users and those trying to help them... -- Earthling Michel Dänzer | http://www.amd.com Libre software enthusiast | Mesa and X developer _______________________________________________ xorg-devel@lists.x.org: X.Org development Archives: http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel Info: https://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-devel