xkb switch on release deb build

build.sh

#!/bin/bash

rm -rf build
mkdir -p build
cd build

sudo apt install devscripts -y
sudo mk-build-deps -t'apt-get -y' -ir xserver-xorg-core

apt source xserver-xorg-core
SRC_DIR=`ls | cut -f1 | head -n1`

#https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=865
#wget -O ../xkb_switch_on_release.patch https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=129861
patch ${SRC_DIR}/xkb/xkbActions.c < ../xkb_switch_on_release.patch || exit 1

pushd ${SRC_DIR}
dch -n ''
debuild -us -uc
popd

sudo apt purge xorg-server-build-deps devscripts --auto-remove -y

sudo dpkg -i xserver-common_*.deb
sudo dpkg -i xserver-xorg-core_*.deb
rm -rf ../build

Did you add "sources" in software lists ?
/etc/apt/sources.list with like deb-src starts

Yes, here is my sources.list

# deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 22.04 LTS _Jammy Jellyfish_ - Release amd64 (20220419)]/ jammy main multiverse restricted universe

# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ kinetic main restricted
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ kinetic main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ kinetic-updates main restricted
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ kinetic-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ kinetic universe
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ kinetic universe
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ kinetic-updates universe
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ kinetic-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu 
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to 
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in 
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ kinetic multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ kinetic multiverse
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ kinetic-updates multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ kinetic-updates multiverse

## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ kinetic-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ kinetic-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic-security multiverse

# This system was installed using small removable media
# (e.g. netinst, live or single CD). The matching "deb cdrom"
# entries were disabled at the end of the installation process.
# For information about how to configure apt package sources,
# see the sources.list(5) manual.

I just tried on 23.04

Finished running lintian.
~/patches/xkb_patch/build

and so on

Maybe apt update ?

Also maybe you have broken /usr/bin/mk-build-deps script )

Patched Xorg packages for kinetic (22.10) and lunar (23.04) are built in my PPA.

Patched Xorg packages for kinetic (22.10) and lunar (23.04) are built in my PPA.

Thank you for you service.
The fact that the devs and most of the distro maintainers chose to ignore it is absolutely insane.

@N0rbert Would you be so kind to publish patch for mantic (23.10) ?

It's not a patch. The patch is available tho. 22 ноября 2023 г. 08:06:37 GMT+05:00, unoexperto ***@***.***> пишет:

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Patched Xorg packages for mantic (23.10) are now built in my PPA. Tested only on Ubuntu MATE 23.10.

@unoexperto commented on this gist.
Good morning! Any chance you could publish artifact for 24.04? :)

Patched Xorg packages for noble (24.04 LTS) are already built in my PPA.
Just tested it again only on Ubuntu MATE 24.04 LTS.