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Bug 240644 - gnome-base/gdm-2.20.8 should have *optional* x11-libs/gksu dependency
Summary: gnome-base/gdm-2.20.8 should have *optional* x11-libs/gksu dependency
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] GNOME (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High minor
Assignee: Gentoo Linux Gnome Desktop Team
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Reported: 2008-10-09 07:13 UTC by Jouni Rinne
Modified: 2008-11-21 23:50 UTC (History)
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patch for gdm-2.20.8 (gdm-2.20.8.ebuild.diff,794 bytes, patch)
2008-10-09 07:14 UTC, Jouni Rinne 		Details | Diff
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Description Jouni Rinne 2008-10-09 07:13:16 UTC 
The gksu dependency in gdm ebuild should be optional instead of hardcoded. Gdm compiles and works well without gksu, and if you are using gdm with any other WM/desktop than Gnome, gksu and its dependencies are just unnecessary cruft. The proposed patch for ebuild is enclosed, I added a 'gnome' useflag to pull gksu when needed.
Comment 1 Jouni Rinne 2008-10-09 07:14:06 UTC 
Created attachment 167700 [details, diff]
patch for gdm-2.20.8
Comment 2 Gilles Dartiguelongue (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-10-09 08:17:28 UTC 
Please have a look at the description of the package: "GNOME Display Manager"

gksu is here to provide a nice way to get access to gdmsetup. It could be made desktop aware like in gparted but I really don't see any interest in this. kde has kdm, gnome as gdm and if you run xfce, you most probably have most deps already...
Comment 3 Gilles Dartiguelongue (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-11-21 23:50:47 UTC 
wontfix per comment #2