Broken xkeyboard-config 1.9-1 ?

Kinux · 2010-09-30 10:59:59

Hello,

As the one who installed Arch for some colleagues, after the recent updates I noticed two of them having "Error activating XKB configuration" right after login.

Investigating the problem, I noticed both of them have Iranian keyboard layout added to their keyboard settings in Gnome. I tried in my system doing the same and I got the same error! (Keyboard Preferences/Layouts/Add/Country Iran)

I searched a lot and finally I replaced the "/usr/share/X11/kbd/symbols/ir" file with the older one from "xkeyboard-config-1.8-1-any.pkg.tar.gz". It worked instantly.

Now, I have not used bug report system yet and seems a bit complicated. Is this a bug and should be announced or there is other explanation?

Allan · 2010-09-30 11:03:47

Have you looked at what changed between the files? Anyway, it sounds like a bug should be filed to me.

iCEAGE · 2010-09-30 12:32:27

here is the differences between "ir" symbol in xkeyboard-config1.8-1 and "ir" symbol in xkeyboard-config1.9-1

Kinux · 2010-09-30 13:29:13

Checking with a program called Meld, it seems the 1.9-1 version is is missing this line in several places :

key <SPCE> { [ space, 0x100200c, nobreakspace, 0x100202F ] };

Also, it has these two lines repeated in 3 places :

include "nbsp(zwnj2nb3nnb4)";
include "level3(ralt_switch)";

Where the older 1.8 version has only this line in 2 places :

include "level3(ralt_switch)";

Hope this helps.

Kinux · 2010-10-04 11:34:38

As I have not done this before, it would be great if someone experienced in this, to take the lead and make a bug report.

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#1 2010-09-30 10:59:59

Broken xkeyboard-config 1.9-1 ?

#2 2010-09-30 11:03:47

Re: Broken xkeyboard-config 1.9-1 ?

#3 2010-09-30 12:32:27

Re: Broken xkeyboard-config 1.9-1 ?

#4 2010-09-30 13:29:13

Re: Broken xkeyboard-config 1.9-1 ?

#5 2010-10-04 11:34:38

Re: Broken xkeyboard-config 1.9-1 ?

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