Summary: | kdm fails to start emerged window managers due to missing/wrong /usr/X11R6/bin/wm/ scripts | ||
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Product: | Gentoo Linux | Reporter: | Daniel Mettler <mettlerd> |
Component: | [OLD] KDE | Assignee: | Dan Armak (RETIRED) <danarmak> |
Status: | RESOLVED FIXED | ||
Severity: | major | ||
Priority: | High | ||
Version: | 1.0 RC6 r14 | ||
Hardware: | x86 | ||
OS: | Linux | ||
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Package list: | Runtime testing required: | --- |
Description
Daniel Mettler
2002-01-17 18:52:05 UTC
1. The bin/wm/<script> scheme is deprecated. the problem is there's nothing to replace it so far. Hallski and Azarah (of Gentoo-Gnome fame) were working on a new scheme, but nothing's ready yet. But for now kdm and gmd use different schemes and wm list generation (i.e. based on what is emerged) is non-automatic. 2. I've fixed this problem recently. Please emerge rsync and remerge kdebase, and tell me if the problem goes away (i.e. empty kdmrc, no bin/wm/kde-2.2.2 script). well, this scheme (as installed from X or gnome or wherever it was) was removed about 6 months ago. From what I understand it was still used in the KDE installation? Yes, the kdebase ebuild installs a bin/wm/kde-2.2.2 script that just runs the correct startkde. it also installs a bin/wm/xsession script that runs ~/.xsession. x11-base/xfree currently installs an Xsession ($FILESDIR/$PV/Xsession) that supports bin/wm scripts. From a fresh install, I have no problems with kdm. Just select "kde-2.2.2" and log in. I am not sure why this is still open. Well, I was waiting for confirmation from Daniel Mettler (who first opened this). But since I do know I fixed this, you're probably right - I'll close this as FIXED. After all at worst it can always be reopened later. |