Re: When two bugs may have underlying problem(s) in common

From	Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: When two bugs may have underlying problem(s) in common
Date	2017-06-24 14:00 +0200
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On 06/23/2017 11:47 AM, JPlews wrote:
> On 23/06/17 14:46, Richard Owlett wrote:
>> I had cause to re-read bug
>> <https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=859564> titled
>> "arandr: doesn't detect when I unplug an external screen"
>>
>> Depending on how the phrasing of the problem is read it cause could be
>> a hardware related issue or have an underlying cause in common with my
>> bug <https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=865535> titled
>> "arandr: Does not use applied settings on reboot".
>>
>> Is it correct to send the same email to both bug reports?
>> I intend to add the model information of my laptop to my report.
>>

Your reply is OFF-TOPIC.
I was EXPLICITLY asking what should be down when two bug reports 
focusing on different problems may have a common underlying cause.

>
> I would suggest that those bugs are invalid and should be closed, arandr
> makes no attempt to monitor anything, it is simply a command builder and
> arrangement UI for xrandr, and xrandr describes itself "primitive
> command line interface to RandR extension"
>
> Don't know exactly where the problem lies, but it's probably MATE and
> the monitors.xml file, as soon as something isn't present at the correct
> time this gets changed and persists, so if you correct it for one
> session it just takes forgetting to switch your external display on for
> it to change again automatically and persist, requiring another GUI
> based fix...
>
> I saw you made an xrandr command, you could try that in LightDM or just
> add it to the MATE startup items, or bind it to a keyboard shortcut.
>
> Regards
>
>

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When two bugs may have underlying problem(s) in common Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-06-23 15:50 +0200
  Re: When two bugs may have underlying problem(s) in common JPlews <jw@plews.org.uk> - 2017-06-23 18:50 +0200
    Re: When two bugs may have underlying problem(s) in common Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-06-24 14:00 +0200
      Re: When two bugs may have underlying problem(s) in common David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-06-24 20:40 +0200

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