7.4 was released on September 23, 2008 ## Features * [[PciReworkProposal|PciReworkProposal]]: PCI bus scanning/accessing code replaced with libpciaccess ([[IanRomanick|IanRomanick]]). * MacOS X updates: Xquartz fixes, launchd support, and more ([[BenByer|BenByer]] and [[JeremyHuddleston|JeremyHuddleston]]) * x11perf 1.5: Compositing tests added. * xtrans 1.1: Support for abstract socket namespace under Linux. * xf86-input-evdev 2.0.x: Many stability and completeness fixes, should work out of the box with a large range of devices, plus middle-button emulation for mice. * xf86-video-ati 6.9.x: Support for r5xx/r6xx/r7xx (RadeonHD 1xxx/2xxx/3xxx) devices added, including textured video for r5xx. Full RandR 1.2 support for all chipsets. * EXA: Numerous speedups (inc. font rendering), cleanups, and correctness fixes. * libX11 1.1.5: Numerous i18n additions and fixes ([[JamesCloos|JamesCloos]]). * xorg-server 1.5: Faster startup and shutdown, lots of code removal, EDID 1.4, Secure RPC authentication, GLX and DRI passthrough support for Xephyr, smarter autoconfiguration, pervasive and coherent XACE security framework, easier building of GL code, numerous input-related bugfixes. ## Modules included [[Module List|http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/util/modular/tree/module-list.txt?id=XORG-7_4]] ## New/updated modules _These are just listed for easy reference here, the above link is the canonical list, and this list contains some modules that are no longer included in the full X.Org releases. Only the release announcement for the version to be included in [[X11R7|X11R7]].4 is listed here. Some modules had multiple releases since [[X11R7|X11R7]].3 - see each module's [[ChangeLog|ChangeLog]] for a full list of changes. _ ### app * [[bitmap 1.0.3|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2007-January/000243.html]] * [[luit 1.0.3|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-January/000446.html]] * [[mkfontdir 1.0.4|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000466.html]] * [[mkfontscale 1.0.5|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-May/000542.html]] * [[sessreg 1.0.4|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-June/000580.html]] * [[x11perf 1.5|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000477.html]] * [[xauth 1.0.3|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000468.html]] * [[xdpyinfo 1.0.3|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-May/000548.html]] * [[xev 1.0.3|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000479.html]] * [[xinput 1.3.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-January/000438.html]] * [[xkbcomp 1.0.5|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-May/000539.html]] * [[xpr 1.0.2|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2007-January/000248.html]] * [[xprop 1.0.4|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000480.html]] * [[xrandr 1.2.3|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000475.html]] * [[xrdb 1.0.5|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000473.html]] * [[xset 1.0.4|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000474.html]] * [[xwd 1.0.2|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-June/000597.html]] * [[xwininfo 1.0.4|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-June/000598.html]] ### driver #### input * [[xf86-input-acecad 1.2.2|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-February/000448.html]] * [[xf86-input-aiptek 1.1.1|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-April/000533.html]] * [[xf86-input-evdev 2.0.4|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-August/000630.html]] * [[xf86-input-joystick 1.3.2|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-April/000536.html]] * [[xf86-input-keyboard 1.3.1|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-May/000554.html]] * [[xf86-input-mouse 1.3.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000519.html]] * [[xf86-input-synaptics 0.15.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-August/000629.html]] * [[xf86-input-vmmouse 12.5.1|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-May/000561.html]] * [[xf86-input-void 1.1.1|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2007-September/000391.html]] #### video * [[xf86-video-apm 1.2.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000484.html]] * [[xf86-video-ark 0.7.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000485.html]] * [[xf86-video-ast 0.85.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000486.html]] * [[xf86-video-ati 6.9.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-June/000596.html]] * [[xf86-video-chips 1.2.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000487.html]] * [[xf86-video-cirrus 1.2.1|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-May/000555.html]] * [[xf86-video-dummy 0.3.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000507.html]] * [[xf86-video-fbdev 0.4.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000489.html]] * [[xf86-video-geode 2.10.1|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-August/000632.html]] ([[renamed from xf86-video-amd|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-April/000530.html]]) * [[xf86-video-glide 1.0.1|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-June/000590.html]] * [[xf86-video-glint 1.2.1|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-June/000600.html]] * [[xf86-video-i128 1.3.1|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-September/000642.html]] * [[xf86-video-i740 1.2.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000492.html]] * [[xf86-video-impact 0.2.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2006-June/000104.html]] * [[xf86-video-intel 2.4.2|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-August/000645.html]] * [[xf86-video-mach64 6.8.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-June/000582.html]] * [[xf86-video-mga 1.4.9|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-July/000607.html]] * [[xf86-video-neomagic 1.2.1|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-May/000556.html]] * [[xf86-video-nv 2.1.12|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-August/000636.html]] * xf86-video-openchrome 0.2.903 (announce mail missing! cf [[NEWS file|http://www.openchrome.org/trac/browser/trunk/NEWS]]) * [[xf86-video-r128 6.8.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-June/000581.html]] * [[xf86-video-rendition 4.2.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000494.html]] * [[xf86-video-s3 0.6.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000495.html]] * [[xf86-video-s3virge 1.10.1|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-May/000557.html]] * [[xf86-video-savage 2.2.1|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-May/000558.html]] * [[xf86-video-siliconmotion 1.6.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000498.html]] * [[xf86-video-sis 0.10.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000499.html]] * [[xf86-video-sisusb 0.9.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000500.html]] * [[xf86-video-sunffb 1.2.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-September/000637.html]] * [[xf86-video-sunleo 1.2.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-September/000638.html]] * [[xf86-video-tdfx 1.4.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000501.html]] * [[xf86-video-tga 1.2.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-September/000639.html]] * [[xf86-video-trident 1.3.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000502.html]] * [[xf86-video-tseng 1.2.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000503.html]] * [[xf86-video-v4l 0.2.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000504.html]] * [[xf86-video-vermilion 1.0.1|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2007-April/023162.html]] * [[xf86-video-vesa 2.0.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-July/000605.html]] * [[xf86-video-vmware 10.16.5|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-September/000648.html]] * [[xf86-video-voodoo 1.2.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000506.html]] * [[xf86-video-wsfb 0.2.1|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2007-January/000234.html]] * [[xf86-video-xgi 1.5.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2007-August/000368.html]] * [[xf86-video-xgixp 1.7.99.3|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-May/000538.html]] ### doc ### font * [[font-xfree86-type1 1.0.1|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000460.html]] ### lib * [[libFS 1.0.1|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-May/000559.html]] * [[libSM 1.1.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-July/000606.html]] * [[libX11 1.1.5|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-September/000646.html]] * [[libXScrnSaver 1.1.3|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000481.html]] * [[libXau 1.0.4|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-August/000634.html]] * [[libXdamage 1.1.1|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2007-March/022420.html]] * [[libXext 1.0.4|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-February/000452.html]] * [[libXfont 1.3.3|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-July/000610.html]] * [[libXft 2.1.13|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-July/000613.html]] * [[libXinerama 1.0.3|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000463.html]] * [[libXmu 1.0.4|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-January/000440.html]] * [[libXrandr 1.2.3|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-July/000609.html]] * [[libXt 1.0.5|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2007-January/000247.html]] * [[libXv 1.0.4|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000483.html]] * [[libXxf86vm 1.0.2|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-July/000612.html]] * [[libpciaccess 0.10.3|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-June/000574.html]] * [[libxkbfile 1.0.5|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000482.html]] * [[pixman 0.10.0|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000529.html]] * [[xtrans 1.2.1|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-July/000608.html]] ### proto * [[glproto 1.4.9|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2007-October/000424.html]] * [[inputproto 1.4.4|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-July/000622.html]] * [[randrproto 1.2.2|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-July/000611.html]] * [[xextproto 7.0.3|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-May/000568.html]] * xf86driproto 2.0.4 (no announce mail!) * [[xproto 7.0.13|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-May/000567.html]] ### xserver * [[xorg-server 1.5.1|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-September/000656.html]] ### util * [[util-macros 1.1.6|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2008-March/000453.html]]