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> This is what's in the CHANGELOG:
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> 20041208 tpd src/input/Makefile enable graphics input file
> testing
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> Does it mean that graphics are supposed to work?
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Yes.

> If the build tested graphics and they didn't work,
> I assume it would have stopped, but it didn't.

No it doesn't stop if graphics is missing. The draw function
in Axiom attempts to send data to a separate graphics display
process but no error is returned if the display process is
not present. Probably there should be better checking.

From billpage Sat Nov 5 22:01:23 -0600 2005
From: billpage
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 22:01:23 -0600
Subject: property change
Message-ID: <20051105220123-0600@wiki.axiom-developer.org>

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> 
> This is what's in the CHANGELOG:
> 
> 20041208 tpd src/input/Makefile enable graphics input file
> testing
> 
> Does it mean that graphics are supposed to work?
> 

Yes.

> If the build tested graphics and they didn't work,
> I assume it would have stopped, but it didn't.

No it doesn't stop if graphics is missing. The draw function
in Axiom attempts to send data to a separate graphics display
process but no error is returned if the display process is
not present. Probably there should be better checking.

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property change --billpage, Sat, 05 Nov 2005 22:01:23 -0600

Severity: normal => minor