Bug#613756: libxklavier16: Error dialog spam ("Error activating XKB configuration")

[Nathanael Huebbe]

Package: libxklavier16
Version: 5.0-2
Severity: normal

I'm not sure, whether I filed the bug against the correct package. Please
correct me if not.

Many copies of an error dialog appear each time my laptop wakes up from
hibernation or connection of my external keyboard. The problem does not depend
on the external keyboard, it occurs also if the external keyboard is
disconnected before sending the computer to hibernation. The number of messages
varies, but it is huge: I have counted up to 71 copies! That number does become
tedious to click away...

The error message is:
        Error activating XKB configuration
        It can happen under various circumstances:
        - a bug in libxklavier library
        - a bug in X server (xkbcomp, xmodmap utilities)
        - X server with incompatible libxkbfile implementation

        X server version data:
        The X.Org Foundation
        10707000
        ...

The additional information the message asks about for bug reporting is:
>>> xprop -root | grep XKB
_XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) = "evdev", "pc105", "us", "", ""
_XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "evdev", "pc105", "us", "", ""
>>> gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd
 layouts = [us  mac,us]
 options = [lv3 lv3:lalt_switch,altwin  altwin:alt_super_win]
 model = macintosh

Some additional hardware information:
The computer is an ASUS laptop and the external keyboard is the ikey model from
macally.



-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0
  APT prefers squeeze-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'squeeze-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages libxklavier16 depends on:
ii  libc6                       2.11.2-10    Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libglib2.0-0                2.24.2-1     The GLib library of C routines
ii  libx11-6                    2:1.3.3-4    X11 client-side library
ii  libxi6                      2:1.3-6      X11 Input extension library
ii  libxkbfile1                 1:1.0.6-2    X11 keyboard file manipulation lib
ii  libxml2                     2.7.8.dfsg-2 GNOME XML library
ii  x11-xkb-utils               7.5+5        X11 XKB utilities
ii  xkb-data                    1.8-2        X Keyboard Extension (XKB) configu

libxklavier16 recommends no packages.

Versions of packages libxklavier16 suggests:
ii  iso-codes                     3.23-1     ISO language, territory, currency,

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