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Re: [trinity-devel] kdebase SVN FTBFS with older xrandr

From: "Timothy Pearson" <kb9vqf@...>
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:13:52 -0500
> Hello, the attached patch disables or modifies compilation of kdebase
> components requiring XRANDR when user sets CMAKE option -DWITH_XRANDR=OFF
> .
> I need to disable XRANDR because the components fail to build on RHEL5,
> because xrandr is too old.
>
> The components are:
> - kcontrol/displayconfig
> - kcontrol/iccconfig
> - kdm/kfrontend
>
> I do not know the side effect on such-compiled KDM, I hope it won't be
> severe.
>
> Thanks
> Francois Andriot

Patch looks sane; committed to SVN in revision 1261450.

The effects will not be anything more than disabling the monitor
configuration and settings application system, which does not work without
xrandr in the first place.

Tim