Bug 142278

Summary:	Patch xorg-server to enable multiple mouse pointers
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Tomas <tomas_grahn>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo X packagers <x11>
Status:	RESOLVED UPSTREAM
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://wearables.unisa.edu.au/mpx
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Tomas 2006-07-31 06:47:22 UTC

It'd be nice to see the patch availible at http://wearables.unisa.edu.au/mpx/?q=downloads integrated into portage, say, via a mpx-flag to xorg-server.

It's really useful as a teaching tool, for instance!

Comment 1 Donnie Berkholz (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-07-31 08:05:24 UTC

Please request that it be incorporated into upstream code first. We will be happy to add a patch once it's in X.Org CVS. You can file a bug at https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=xorg to do this. Please post the bug URL here.

Thanks!

Comment 2 Arsen Shnurkov 2010-02-10 06:20:17 UTC

> Please request that it be incorporated into upstream code first.

It is merged by now:
http://wearables.unisa.edu.au/mpx/?q=node/144

How to use it in gentoo?

Comment 3 Rémi Cardona (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2010-02-10 08:08:15 UTC

It's merged, but not released. You'll get MPX with xorg-server 1.8 when it's released. Or you can try our live git ebuilds in the x11 overlay.

Thanks

Comment 4 Arsen Shnurkov 2010-02-10 08:26:47 UTC

> You'll get MPX with xorg-server 1.8 when it's released.

http://www.x.org/wiki/Server18Branch

X Server 1.8 is planned for release on the 31st of March, 2010.