== Schedule ==
 * 1.7.0: Released 2009-10-01
 * 1.7.1: Released 2009-10-22
 * 1.7.2: Scheduled 2009-11-26

== Features ==

 * X Input 2.0
 * Mandatory XKB
 * Support for symbol visibility
 * EXA mixed pixmaps
 * VGA arbitration

== Proposing patches for 1.7.x ==

The 1.7 branch has reached the [[http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel/2010-June/009460.html|end]] of its active development lifecycle.  Patches may be committed directly to the [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/log/?h=server-1.7-branch|server-1.7-branch]].  If you feel the need to make an additional maintenance release from this branch, please discuss it on the [[http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-devel|xorg-devel]] mailing list after making sure it [[http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel/2010-June/009484.html|doesn't perform worse]] than the previous release.

== Patches merged between RC2 and 1.7.0 ==

==== 2009-09-25 ====
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=824a09d856a5f750694e11d2fd2faaa3de705eaa|824a09d856a5f750694e11d2fd2faaa3de705eaa]] dix: move bounds check before access
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=096f21bb7a1217443d8a03529b1a2938518eb24f|096f21bb7a1217443d8a03529b1a2938518eb24f]] EXA: Fix some issues pointed out by clang.
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=ce1fe8ddb4a4dbe6cfd909e5b1b73b459d742bec|ce1fe8ddb4a4dbe6cfd909e5b1b73b459d742bec]] render: Don't add b8g8r8x8 format for depth 24.
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=5402f18d9c3f7ba19cc05b3a814e3a9e94c8d551|5402f18d9c3f7ba19cc05b3a814e3a9e94c8d551]] dix: report XI1 axis values correctly if first_valuator != 0
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=3b5bbb149d4c932d9624336f5cbe9fe71c87bea3|3b5bbb149d4c932d9624336f5cbe9fe71c87bea3]] configure: fix up tslib check once again

==== 2009-09-26 ====
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=9fa73be9fa543a686ea35c861084f5af37d44caa|9fa73be9fa543a686ea35c861084f5af37d44caa]] Require libXext >= 1.0.99.4
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=a9c274df5c37cb4ece6449e934342d8ff8e61705|a9c274df5c37cb4ece6449e934342d8ff8e61705]] kdrive: plug two memory leaks when freeing the KdKeyboard/Pointer.
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=fd913136732ff14a0484ca28f60ac1fbf49be81d|fd913136732ff14a0484ca28f60ac1fbf49be81d]] dix: plug memory leak in DeviceEnterLeaveEvents.
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=e23bffc41b007f1bc2b8f5cd4ac54213062c95cc|e23bffc41b007f1bc2b8f5cd4ac54213062c95cc]] Fix build of unit tests when dtrace probes are enabled
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=1818cbd70fc1f2e1487b4c678e67e28f1265c0ef|1818cbd70fc1f2e1487b4c678e67e28f1265c0ef]] EXA: Extend mixed pixmaps scheme to allow driver PrepareAccess hook to fail.

==== 2009-09-27 ====

 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=e7c2598f565e8252dd66ee3e6212b310856476cb|e7c2598f565e8252dd66ee3e6212b310856476cb]] dmx: core events are always in screen coordinates when passed to GPE.
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=43a2eb794f19a2ba56d653f465fc5f6b2ff0d3d3|43a2eb794f19a2ba56d653f465fc5f6b2ff0d3d3]] configure: Unify all library defines that require a specific version.
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=9bd08c690fc687c4d69bb70536f3079a9184476d|9bd08c690fc687c4d69bb70536f3079a9184476d]] Xi: update axisVals with the right subpixel data.
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=c9ec2bab2f258798fd6e6676698c732f09571a60|c9ec2bab2f258798fd6e6676698c732f09571a60]] dmx: undefine MITSHM, move undefs to miinitext.c.
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=fc9d733bab3ff0e4e51b19c73b66196dca563a70|fc9d733bab3ff0e4e51b19c73b66196dca563a70]] dmx: reshuffle linker order to avoid errors when MITSHM is undefined.
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=73ae547d5e687ef10dea45801fc627e10ac4b659|73ae547d5e687ef10dea45801fc627e10ac4b659]] EXA: Fix mixed pixmaps crash with missing / failing UploadToScreen hook. (http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24167)

==== 2009-09-28 ====

 * merge [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/log/?h=77099b933a0362d40a28f9afea46c5cc97c29e13|xorg-server-1.7-apple (77099b933a0362d40a28f9afea46c5cc97c29e13)]]:
    * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=1a0dfde2d102d845f1ceda66ad7a078aa1b42ef9|1a0dfde2d102d845f1ceda66ad7a078aa1b42ef9]] XQuartz: GLX capabilities: Allow 16bit accumulation buffers
    * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=e0e2eaf1f30ebce4c0ff28416259d8e976fdf0d7|e0e2eaf1f30ebce4c0ff28416259d8e976fdf0d7]] XQuartz: Use internal xshm header for new xextproto
    * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=6e4fc5d066d9c1ea4fca444cfee1e73147c5fefb|6e4fc5d066d9c1ea4fca444cfee1e73147c5fefb]] Xi: CopyKeyClass is not static for XQuartz
    * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=fd1adc21a931e2dd1ff2e52b60a77c2153a30fe0|fd1adc21a931e2dd1ff2e52b60a77c2153a30fe0]] XQuartz: Nuke duplicate locks that make painful headaches
    * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=29b2d9cdf5095399b79d9ff2a2f12f5a9c49cf1f|29b2d9cdf5095399b79d9ff2a2f12f5a9c49cf1f]] XQuartz: Fix a brain-o array indexing problem
    * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=7958f6b75b3c6b8a827188af2e684f181bdd7688|7958f6b75b3c6b8a827188af2e684f181bdd7688]] XQuartz: Add pressure/tilt property labels
    * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=77099b933a0362d40a28f9afea46c5cc97c29e13|77099b933a0362d40a28f9afea46c5cc97c29e13]] XQuartz: Stop checking version numbers of the bundle because CFBundleGetVersionNumber is gimpish
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=78ad6ca9a97440b74019c00a28144ea7d1e03431|78ad6ca9a97440b74019c00a28144ea7d1e03431]] xfree86: Hurd fix
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=3db28f92b0c810b452506abbed299a204c90ba0b|3db28f92b0c810b452506abbed299a204c90ba0b]] configure: make XNEST default to auto.
 * merge [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/log/?h=b49dba33f94b51ba9a14803f0d81ccde2cb778f8|xorg-server-1.7-apple (b49dba33f94b51ba9a14803f0d81ccde2cb778f8)]]:
   * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id= a3dbde2de87ee4f577748a8c447501a3ea462559|a3dbde2de87ee4f577748a8c447501a3ea462559]] XQuartz: Transition from xEvent based mieq to InternalEvent
   * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=ceaa5c779ceed3de5ea53727649613be3133b24e|ceaa5c779ceed3de5ea53727649613be3133b24e]] XQuartz: Force a keymap resync on the first keypress to workaround XKB mucking with our keymap
   * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=de6cee11e1c335a0e5f708e7641e81d3cfe52529|de6cee11e1c335a0e5f708e7641e81d3cfe52529]] XQuartz: Fix inverse map from mode_switch to alt
   * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=29cb904e4de2411a9b6dbe68694954788f0525f7|29cb904e4de2411a9b6dbe68694954788f0525f7]] XQuartz: Nuke TSM
   * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=54000bdcbca52a2de31f7c1a1147de6d8e9dbbb8|54000bdcbca52a2de31f7c1a1147de6d8e9dbbb8]] XQuartz: Fix a bunch of compilation warnings about style
   * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=dadab5a2279a19dcf709402d7f22f0cd48670db0|dadab5a2279a19dcf709402d7f22f0cd48670db0]] XQuartz: Fix QuartzSetCursor to match the expected prototype.
   * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=cf2e3312cff3f341e9edba8c321a4ca7ffd8748e|cf2e3312cff3f341e9edba8c321a4ca7ffd8748e]] Rootless: Correct border rendering on parent-relative windows
     * This one I'm not so sure about... it fixes the problem, but it's ugly.  I'm hoping there's a better way. -JH
   * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=b49dba33f94b51ba9a14803f0d81ccde2cb778f8|b49dba33f94b51ba9a14803f0d81ccde2cb778f8]] Add (ok, fix) support for DTrace under OS X


==== 2009-09-30 ====
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=f772014c435f56db56520ca13ffa39431684f122|f772014c435f56db56520ca13ffa39431684f122]] render: Plug a memory leak in AddGlyph. (#23286)
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=83023ffd09a84ff48e6b99f57ebad101a00478db|83023ffd09a84ff48e6b99f57ebad101a00478db]] xfree86: use the DDC size if either width or height of DisplaySize is bogus.
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=0c2731596f27f2cdf5000ba41de37e7eb86ad6f9|0c2731596f27f2cdf5000ba41de37e7eb86ad6f9]] Put tests for zero-sized strings in quotes (#24060)
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=19be992d9dc542b61fa3f4fd32a09071c9e64880|19be992d9dc542b61fa3f4fd32a09071c9e64880]] ephyr: if -parent is given, check for a trailing -screen. (#24144)

==== 2009-10-01 ====
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=db98b26ee145f70e732e2cf4a6ac3de77fdf4adc|db98b26ee145f70e732e2cf4a6ac3de77fdf4adc]] Re-fix DGA removal.
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=b5fcc5553eb784c9f4826936e839079c0cdee55a|b5fcc5553eb784c9f4826936e839079c0cdee55a]] exa: avoid infinite loops if UTS sw fallbacks.
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=758ab55d2defc78d0169fd61a7036eb9f889e9e7|758ab55d2defc78d0169fd61a7036eb9f889e9e7]] render: set the glyph picture to NULL by default. 
   * needed for 622fc98fd08aba98369e6933c3ab8c9ff85385d5 
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=622fc98fd08aba98369e6933c3ab8c9ff85385d5|622fc98fd08aba98369e6933c3ab8c9ff85385d5]] render: Fix crash in RenderAddGlyphs (#23645)

==== 2009-10-02 ====
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=3ebb82d61c2b56e8f7145443a552a4e913bbfc80|3ebb82d61c2b56e8f7145443a552a4e913bbfc80]] rotate: drop unwrapping inside block handler.
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=64fe5784b49347e1fd27b0c463be5c16557594c9|64fe5784b49347e1fd27b0c463be5c16557594c9]] configure: if xnest was requested but modules weren't found, fail.
 * [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=45f447dafded5adfe11b7df3325c2d8f6ae0639b|45f447dafded5adfe11b7df3325c2d8f6ae0639b]] dix: force a minimum of 0 for screen coordinates.