[PATCH v3 1/2] dix: use one single function to register fpe fonts

Vignatti Tiago (Nokia-D/Helsinki) tiago.vignatti at nokia.com
Sat Jun 19 09:29:28 PDT 2010


On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 05:34:52PM +0200, ext Dan Nicholson wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 8:52 AM, Tiago Vignatti
> <tiago.vignatti at nokia.com> wrote:
> > X server doesn't need to understand fpe internals, so use
> > register_fpe_functions from libXfont.
> >
> > It's required to get new version of libXfont, therefore adjust it to be passed
> > to autoconf.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Tiago Vignatti <tiago.vignatti at nokia.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Mikhail Gusarov <dottedmag at dottedmag.net>
> > Reviewed-by: Alex Deucher <alexdeucher at gmail.com>
> > ---
> > changes from v2:
> > - modified with Julien's suggestion to not check libXfont again due it's being
> >  already being done later when REQUIRED_LIBS is checked.
> >
> >  configure.ac      |    9 +++++----
> >  dix/dixfonts.c    |    4 +---
> >  include/dixfont.h |    5 +----
> >  3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
> > index d41191f..bb4f445 100644
> > --- a/configure.ac
> > +++ b/configure.ac
> > @@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ APPLEWMPROTO="applewmproto >= 1.4"
> >
> >  dnl Core modules for most extensions, et al.
> >  REQUIRED_MODULES="[randrproto >= 1.2.99.3] [renderproto >= 0.11] [fixesproto >= 4.1] [damageproto >= 1.1] [xcmiscproto >= 1.2.0] [xextproto >= 7.0.99.3] [xproto >= 7.0.17] [xtrans >= 1.2.2] [bigreqsproto >= 1.1.0] fontsproto [inputproto >= 1.9.99.902] [kbproto >= 1.0.3]"
> > -REQUIRED_LIBS="xfont xau"
> > +REQUIRED_LIBS="xau"
> >
> >  dnl List of libraries that require a specific version
> >  LIBAPPLEWM="applewm >= 1.4"
> > @@ -803,6 +803,7 @@ LIBDRI="dri >= 7.8.0"
> >  LIBDRM="libdrm >= 2.3.0"
> >  LIBGL="gl >= 7.1.0"
> >  LIBXEXT="xext >= 1.0.99.4"
> > +LIBXFONT="xfont >= 1.4.2"
> >  LIBXI="xi >= 1.2.99.1"
> >  LIBXTST="xtst >= 1.0.99.2"
> >  LIBPCIACCESS="pciaccess >= 0.8.0"
> > @@ -812,10 +813,10 @@ LIBSELINUX="libselinux >= 2.0.86"
> >  LIBDBUS="dbus-1 >= 1.0"
> >  LIBPIXMAN="pixman-1 >= 0.15.20"
> >
> > -dnl Pixman is always required, but we separate it out so we can link
> > -dnl specific modules against it
> > +dnl Pixman and Xfont are always required. For pixman we separate it out so we
> > +dnl can link specific modules against it
> >  PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PIXMAN, $LIBPIXMAN)
> > -REQUIRED_LIBS="$REQUIRED_LIBS $LIBPIXMAN"
> > +REQUIRED_LIBS="$REQUIRED_LIBS $LIBPIXMAN $LIBXFONT"
> 
> I don't understand this diff at all. Why not just do
> 
> -REQUIRED_LIBS="xfont xau"
> +REQUIRED_LIBS="xfont >= 1.4.2 xau"
> 
> since it ends up in exactly the same place (REQUIRED_LIBS). It's being
> used in exactly the same way it always was, but we just require a
> newer version.
> 

I've been cheated by the commentary "List of libraries that require a specific
version", given the server now would require the given version of xfont. Even
so I do agree with you that is much more cleaner simply put it REQUIRED_LIBS.

Do you think I should move there and change the commentary a bit?

             Tiago


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