Re: Bug#152621: x-window-manager should provide an x-session-manager alternatives entry
reopen 152621
thanks
#include <hallo.h>
* Branden Robinson [Wed, Jul 31 2002, 08:08:18PM]:
> On Thu, Aug 01, 2002 at 01:11:32AM +0200, Eduard Bloch wrote:
> > No, but you show only blind ignorance. GNOME and KDE DO provide
> > x-session-manager, but this overrides x-window-manager selection,
> > whatever you want or not.
>
> A) $HOME/.xsession
> B) cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/xfree86-common.conffiles
> /etc/X11/Xresources/xfree86-common
That's not the point. You just told everyone to kick alternatives
mechanism away and hack the config files manually. I proposed a simple
solution that would cost you ONE LINE in postinst and ONE LINE in
postrm.
> > Your explation is not very consistent - first,
> > you cooperate with gnome-session/kde creating this automatic check&use
> > for the session-managers in 50xfree86-common_determine-startup, but you
> > do not want to offer people a _nifty_ way to use x-window-manager as
> > default if kde/gnome-session have been installed.
>
> Sorry, it's not my job to provide a "nifty" interface. If you want one,
> write it yourself and package it.
You are the maintainer. You can make it better, I showed you how and
explained the pros of this simple solution.
You are ignoring wishes of users. I have just seen a user complaining
about EXACTLY THIS fact on the debian-users-german mailing list.
> > Look, the only thing I wish does not cost you much. Only install and
> > remove calls for the alternatives entry in postinst/postrm.
>
> It's not my packages' job to register other packages' alternatives.
So? Who is responsible then? YOUR package are the first installed when X
make its way on the system and YOU are in the best position to fix the
mess. And last but not least, we can consider the final scripts of
Xsession (see you own A and B above ;) as a x-session-manager and then
it is your beer.
Gruss/Regards,
Eduard.
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