Re: [kbd] [PATCH] kbd_mode: Add -f option and deny dangerous mode switches without it

Hi Alexey,

Alexey Gladkov <[email protected]> ezt írta (időpont: 2019.
máj. 8., Sze, 11:19):
>
> On Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 05:38:07PM +0200, Balint Reczey wrote:
> > kbd_mode(1) already had a warning but kbd_mode still performed all
> > mode changes even when they made keyboards unusable.
> >
> > The added flag let's the callers try safe changes or force the risky
> > ones. This change may break scripts but the broken scripts most likely
> > made the keyboard unusable and should be updated.
> >
> > Original bug report at:
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kbd/+bug/520546
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Balint Reczey <[email protected]>
>
> It sounds sane. Applied. Thanks!

Thanks!

When do you plan making the next release?
It would be nice to have this change widely tested in distributions.
Debian starts a new release cycle soon and Ubuntu is around the middle
of the LTS cycle, too, thus we could start testing a new kbd release
soon.

Cheers,
Balint