commit 31579379422b75c3fe01b75d363e03f9b1e85604
Author: Jeff Muizelaar <jmuizelaar@mozilla.com>
Date:   Fri Mar 12 16:07:59 2010 -0500

    xlib bugs

diff --git a/src/cairo-xlib-display.c b/src/cairo-xlib-display.c
index a7a40b8..566d9fb 100644
--- a/src/cairo-xlib-display.c
+++ b/src/cairo-xlib-display.c
@@ -407,6 +407,10 @@ _cairo_xlib_display_get (Display *dpy,
 	display->buggy_pad_reflect = TRUE;
     }
 
+    /* gradients don't seem to work */
+    display->buggy_gradients = TRUE;
+
+
     /* XXX workaround; see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=413583 */
     /* If buggy_repeat_force == -1, then initialize.
      *    - set to -2, meaning "nothing was specified", and we trust the above detection.