--- a/src/console-x.c	Sat May 06 08:46:38 2006 +0000
+++ b/src/console-x.c	Sat May 06 17:56:00 2006 +0000
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 
 DEFINE_CONSOLE_TYPE (x);
 
+int wedge_metacity;	/* nonzero means update WM_HINTS always */
+
 extern void x_has_keysym (KeySym, Lisp_Object, int);
 
 static int
@@ -401,6 +403,22 @@
 
 
 void
+vars_of_console_x (void)
+{
+  DEFVAR_BOOL ("wedge-metacity", &wedge_metacity /*
+When non-nil, frame geometry management is backward-compatible.
+This is known to create inflooping window jitter in metacity, et al.
+It also does not conform to Xt conventions for geometry management.
+Specifically, all frame resizes, XEmacs-initiated or not, update WM_HINTS.
+Furthermore, geometry changes occur in the widget resize method.
+
+The default is nil.  This probably gives correct behavior regardless of the
+window manager used.
+This variable is deprecated and will be removed.
+*/ );
+}
+
+void
 reinit_console_type_create_x (void)
 {
   REINITIALIZE_CONSOLE_TYPE (x);