OK, this is definitely in the source package xorg-server (I added this to this bug) and specifically in xserver-xorg-core. The changelog shows:
xorg-server (2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu7) hardy; urgency=low
* 159_xkb_default_to_null.diff: When copying the keymap, make sure the structs default to 0/NULL. (LP: #184651)
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-- Timo Aaltonen <email address hidden> Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:06:04 +0300
I rebuilt it without this patch and am running it now and xkbset is working ok. So, something about the bug fix to #184651 is the problem here.
OK, this is definitely in the source package xorg-server (I added this to this bug) and specifically in xserver-xorg-core. The changelog shows:
xorg-server (2:1.4. 1~git20080131- 1ubuntu7) hardy; urgency=low
* 159_xkb_ default_ to_null. diff:
When copying the keymap, make sure the structs default to 0/NULL.
(LP: #184651)
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-- Timo Aaltonen <email address hidden> Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:06:04 +0300
I rebuilt it without this patch and am running it now and xkbset is working ok. So, something about the bug fix to #184651 is the problem here.