Bug 7220 - Xserver doesn't report of its version number
Summary: Xserver doesn't report of its version number
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: xorg
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Server/General (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All Linux (All)
: high normal
Assignee: Xorg Project Team
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Reported: 2006-06-14 03:06 UTC by E L
Modified: 2006-10-12 18:39 UTC (History)
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Description E L 2006-06-14 03:06:17 UTC 
This problem is actualy splited into two:
First the server doesn't report of its version when you do X -version
which can be rather annoying for users.
The second is the lack of ability of programs to query for the server version
maybe a getServerVersion function should be added to Xfixes

Ely
Comment 1 Alan Coopersmith 2006-06-14 08:33:49 UTC 
The server vendor name & version number is built into the core protocol.
Ever look at xdpyinfo output?   Look at the "vendor string" and 
"vendor release number" fields - which come from ServerVendor(display) &
VendorRelease(display) which any Xlib program can call.
Comment 2 Adam Jackson 2006-10-12 18:39:21 UTC 
Not a bug, this information is present both in X -version output and in the
initial connection handshake.

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