--- cairo-1.8.4/src/cairo-xlib-display.c.orig	2008-11-13 23:56:33.000000000 +0800

+++ cairo-1.8.4/src/cairo-xlib-display.c	2008-11-25 14:39:56.342087676 +0800

@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@

 static cairo_xlib_display_t *_cairo_xlib_display_list;

+static int buggy_repeat_force = -1;

+

 static void

 _cairo_xlib_remove_close_display_hook_internal (cairo_xlib_display_t *display,

 						cairo_xlib_hook_t *hook);

@@ -337,6 +339,17 @@

 	if (VendorRelease (dpy) <= 40500000)

 	    display->buggy_repeat = TRUE;

     }

+/* workaround; see http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=4187 */

+    if (buggy_repeat_force == -1) {

+        if (getenv("CAIRO_NO_BUGGY_REPEAT"))

+            buggy_repeat_force = 0;

+        else

+            buggy_repeat_force = 1;

+    }

+

+    if (buggy_repeat_force)

+        display->buggy_repeat = TRUE;

+

     display->next = _cairo_xlib_display_list;

     _cairo_xlib_display_list = display;