Removal of XFree86-Misc

[Daniel Stone]

On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 11:55:51AM -0400, Adam Jackson wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-07-16 at 08:30 -0700, Alan Coopersmith wrote:
> > Xscreensaver uses XF86MiscSetGrabKeysState() and whines every time
> > it blanks the screen if its configure found libXxf86misc but the
> > server doesn't advertise XFree86-Misc.    What should it be using
> > instead and has anyone sent a patch to jwz to use it?
> 
> Well, if the xf86misc API for that is gone, we should at least not whine
> about it.  Attached patch should suppress the missing extension warning.
> 
> In the absence of API to control Allow{Deactivate,Closedown}Grabs from
> the client side, I suggest we should take those options out of the
> config file entirely.  Input people, any opinions?

Why? They're useful for debugging if nothing else, and if people want to
enable them, we can just document their security implications in the
manpage.

Cheers,
Daniel
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