[Mesa-dev] [PATCH] dri: don't load .drirc from $HOME

[Michel Dänzer]

On 07/01/17 11:46 PM, Marek Olšák wrote:
> From: Marek Olšák <marek.olsak at amd.com>
> 
> ~/.drirc is created by the driconf tool (GPL license) and it overrides
> system drirc settings and can't be changed by Mesa updates.
> This drops support for the tool. It has been a source of major pain
> for us and it continues to cause problems.
> 
> If people wanna keep this and enjoy the pain, I will make a v2 that
> applies it to radeon drivers only.
> 
> v2: update comments and docs

The problem is the driconf application (and possibly documentation
recommending its use), not the ~/.drirc file. This is throwing out the
proverbial baby with the bathwater. Fix the problem instead.


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