Re: X config not written

From: Ritesh Raj Sarraf (riteshsarraf_at_users.sourceforge.net)
Date: 02/27/05

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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 19:31:18 +0530

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    On Sunday 27 Feb 2005 7:13 pm, Carl Fink wrote:
    > On Sun, Feb 27, 2005 at 05:10:29PM +0530, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote:
    > > You must have modified the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file manually.
    > > You can still use `dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86` as root and once
    > > done just run "dexconf". It'll create the new XF86Config-4 file as per
    > > your requirements.
    >
    > If dpkg-reconfigure doesn't warn the user that it isn't installing the new
    > config file, that's a bug. Does it?

    No, it doesn't warn. But I doubt if the maintainer will term it as a bug
    because it's clearly mentioned in the XF86Config-4 file that if we modify
    manually then dpkg-reconfigure settings won't work anymore.

    rrs
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