Bug 20742 - [patch] xorg.conf man page - 'Device' no longer mandatory
Summary: [patch] xorg.conf man page - 'Device' no longer mandatory
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: xorg
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Server/General (show other bugs)
Version: 7.3 (2007.09)
Hardware: All Linux (All)
: medium normal
Assignee: Xorg Project Team
QA Contact: Xorg Project Team
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Keywords: patch
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 2009-03-18 21:10 UTC by Bryce Harrington
Modified: 2013-02-15 08:30 UTC (History)
0 users

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Attachments
0001-X-boots-up-without-a-Device-identifier-don-t-need.patch (853 bytes, patch)
2009-03-18 21:10 UTC, Bryce Harrington 		no flags Details | Splinter Review
man_device_not_mandatory.patch (1.28 KB, patch)
2013-02-08 21:31 UTC, Bryce Harrington 		no flags Details | Splinter Review
xorg.conf (150 bytes, text/plain)
2013-02-08 23:20 UTC, Bryce Harrington 		no flags Details
Xorg.0.log (34.05 KB, text/plain)
2013-02-08 23:21 UTC, Bryce Harrington 		no flags Details
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Description Bryce Harrington 2009-03-18 21:10:42 UTC 
Created attachment 24027 [details] [review]
0001-X-boots-up-without-a-Device-identifier-don-t-need.patch

man xorg.conf states that the 'Device' identifier is required in the 'Screen' section, yet in reality X will default properly without it.  Attached patch updates man page.

c.f. https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/261577
Comment 1 Corbin Simpson 2010-03-27 12:25:41 UTC 
Tagging patch; will triage later.
Comment 2 Bryce Harrington 2013-02-08 21:31:45 UTC 
Created attachment 74452 [details] [review]
man_device_not_mandatory.patch

Here's a more thorough patch.  This removes one more mention of the mandatoriness of this optional parameter.
Comment 3 Bryce Harrington 2013-02-08 23:20:44 UTC 
Created attachment 74454 [details]
xorg.conf

xorg.conf test case used to verify
Comment 4 Bryce Harrington 2013-02-08 23:21:08 UTC 
Created attachment 74455 [details]
Xorg.0.log

Log from verification
Comment 5 Timo Aaltonen 2013-02-15 08:30:24 UTC 
this is now fixed in master

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