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New #inxi 3.3.37 goes out the door. Includes last minute workaround for 32 bit intel gen2 gpu eglinfo hang #mrmazda found. Probably a regression in i915 driver. And the big monitor scaling feature.
Full changelog here:
https://codeberg.org/smxi/inxi/src/branch/master/inxi.changelog

This is the longest between releases in quite a while so nice to get some nifty enhancements and fixes in.

This also introduces the improved option syntax for -b -e, which gets rid of a peeve of -F being impossible to explain.

Just released new #pinxi (next #inxi ) has first draft of working monitor scaling support. The higher physical screen resolutions get, the more scaling is used. #mrmazda had off and on mentioned this as nice to have feature.

Not easy to figure out data sources but seems to work with #xrandr and wayland-info now.

I realized I could do scaling on my #xfce with #x11 which made dev a lot easier. Plus a good data file of #wayland scaled 3 monitor setup.

Updated graphics docs with new res section.

I should probably get off my butt and release next #inxi. There haven't been any real issues for a while now. Though #mrmazda had an advanced display resolution enhancement request but it takes work and thinking to do. And testing.

Found issues in #inxi repo report for some software sorced repo lists.: #mageia's #urpmq, #pisi, #solus #eopkg. These all are roughly similar and all had same report glitch of showing one repo data source per output line instead of source then all repos. The output was also weird. Corrected in #pinxi. Thanks #mrmazda for noticing.

Then noticed the #rpm package count failed for mageia. Turns out they are using different version of rpm, missing some options so no results. Will add workaround.

Also verified distro ID for #inxi / #pinxi newer releases of #slax #debian / #slackware releases.

I don't do these upgrades that often, the original idea was that distros would actually care and spend the time to help, but that plan never materialized on the earthly plane, so it basically just happens when I get bored and feel like doing it.

That issue stands alone and lonely, year after year.

Also some huge documentation dumps for Audio from #mrmazda gave a lot of systems and data.

@ChristosArgyrop @mjgardner I have vms of #Debian #Sarge and #Etch, and run #Lenny on an old system, which helps me catch little oversights that slip in now and then. Some other people who test, #mrmazda in particular, runs a lot of old systems, so he catches stuff sometimes too. And I run current Debian testing so I'm also current on reasonable new #perl as well.