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From: hohndel@XFree86.Org (Dirk H. Hohndel)
To: Raymond Toy <toy@rtp.ericsson.se>
Cc: Steven L Baur <steve@miranova.com>, xemacs-beta@xemacs.org
Subject: Re: a bad test for XFree86 in configure 
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Raymond Toy writes:
 > >>>>> "sb" == Steven L Baur <steve@miranova.com> writes:
 > 
 >     sb> One possibility is to go poking around for XF86Config.  It can be at:
 >     sb> 	/etc/XF86Config

Yep

 >     sb> 	/etc/X11/XF86Config

Nope

 >     sb> 	/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config

Yep

and

/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config.<hostname>

Additionally, the prefix /usr/X11R6 could be changed by someone
building the distribution.

 >     sb> that I know of.  Did I miss any place?
 > 
 > Can't it also be in the user's home directory?  I don't have access to
 > my Linux docs here.

Only for the superuser.

	Dirk

