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Subject: Bug#1691: X config allows invalid numeric range
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From: CD Rasmussen <cdr@sme.siemens.com>
Package: x11/xbase
Version: 3.1.2-4
Problem Description:
The X configuration will allow a user to put in a
nonsensical string as a numeric range.
Expected behavior:
The config program should do a check to ensure that numeric ranges
are at least numeric ranges and within some reasonable set. This
would catch most of the typos.
Procedure to reproduce:
Change the VertRefresh to 2--50 in the X config file. This will
introduce a syntax error that causes the X server to fail.
Thank you,
Constantine Rasmussen 508-750-7500 x7020 cdr@sme.siemens.com
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From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson)
To: CD Rasmussen <cdr@sme.siemens.com>
Subject: Bug#1691: Acknowledgement (was: X config allows invalid numeric range)
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