libpciaccess / X configuration

[Stefan Dirsch]

On Wed, Oct 31, 2007 at 11:16:08PM -0400, David Nusinow wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 31, 2007 at 11:46:20AM +0100, Stefan Dirsch wrote:
> > Hi
> > 
> > I am currently wondering which kind of changes are to expect with
> > regard to X configuration with X.Org now switching to the use of
> > libpciaccess.
> > 
> > Questions which come currently to my mind:
> > - Does this mean that the Device section will be obsoleted/ignored
> >   then?
> > - Will it be optional to overwrite the defaults?
> > - How can the driver and required options configured then? Hardcoded
> >   or by some different config file somewhere below /etc/X11?
> > 
> > Any hints or pointers to existing documentation would be appreciated.
> 
> My plan is to have any existing device section override defaults, but that
> you won't need the device section at all under most circumstances. There
> should be sane defaults that use whatever we can automatically detect on
> your machine at runtime. When you do need a device section then you should
> be able to only put in what you need. As far as I know, I'm the only one
> actively working on this part of the code right now, but take it as you
> will.

Thanks. This information helps me a lot!

Best regards,
Stefan

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