Re: [kbd] [PATCH] kbd_mode: Add -f option and deny dangerous mode switches without it
Alexey Gladkov <[email protected]> Mon, 17 Jun 2019 10:40:40 +0200
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On Wed, Jun 12, 2019 at 03:05:57PM +0200, Bálint Réczey wrote: > 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. I'm planning a new release at the end of the month or the beginning of the next. -- Rgrds, legion