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List:       kde-linux
Subject:    [kde-linux] Re: Kxkb
From:       Jan Simonson <nytt () simonson ! se>
Date:       2004-10-06 18:58:50
Message-ID: 200410062058.50756.nytt () simonson ! se
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onsdagen den 6 oktober 2004 20.02 skrev Rex Dieter:
> Jan Simonson wrote:
> > Since upgrading to FC2 and thus to xorg I was unable to switch
> > keyboard with Kxkb. The program opened, but all fields were blank
> > and no input possible. Today I solved the problem and as it's
> > quite simple and others also may have this problem here is the
> > fix:
> >
> > In /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/rules/ make two softlinks:
> > [root@oden rules]# ln -s xorg.xml xfree86.xml
> > [root@oden rules]# ln -s xorg.lst xfree86.lst
> > I had a link from xorg to xfree86. If you are missing it make
> > that one as well:
> > [root@oden rules]# ln -s xorg xfree86
> >
> > After restarting Kxkb all was back to normal. It seems that Kxkb
> > only looks for xfree86, not xorg, so a few links will solve the
> > problem until Kxkb is updated.
>
> See
> http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=80970
> for a more "proper" (IMO) fix.

Certainly, that is the proper fix. However, I believe most people 
prefer to make a few links instead of patching and recompiling 
kdebase. Many install from rpm and have no way to apply this patch.

My kdebase-3.3.0 still has the old code, so 3.3.1 will be the first 
release with the patch. Until then the links will make Kxkb work and 
they will do no harm.

I just patched my kdebase-3.3.0/kxkb/rules.cpp and kxkb compiled ok 
with the patch and also now works without the links. So that is the 
proper way, but for most people just not yet!

-- 
Jan Simonson
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