retitle 247365 kdm: should use /usr/share/xsessions dir! severity 247365 important tags 247365 + upstream stop On Tue, May 04, 2004 at 10:44:40PM +0100, Simon Huggins wrote: > 'ello Chris > > On Tue, May 04, 2004 at 03:15:22PM -0500, Chris Cheney wrote: > > On Tue, May 04, 2004 at 08:42:58PM +0100, Simon Huggins wrote: > > > On Tue, May 04, 2004 at 02:36:39PM -0500, Chris Cheney wrote: > > > > On Tue, May 04, 2004 at 07:10:18PM +0100, Simon Huggins wrote: > > > I'll ship it in /etc/X11/sessions instead - thanks for the > > > clarification. > > -- > > Also the default setup will also read <share>/xsessions/ (which should > > be /usr/share/xsessions/ if you really wish to cooperate with KDM) where > > desktop packages can install their session files. The directories under > > the /etc should be reserved for configuration. > > -- > > > The .desktop files aren't really configuration files in that there is > > nothing you need to modify in them. The part you didn't quote from the > > gdm.xml file stated that they should go into /usr/share/xsessions/. > > Which is also the directoy that Ryan Murray told me to put the files as > > well. The /etc/X11/sessions/ dir as far as I can tell is for use by > > local admins for override purposes, etc. > > Hmm, though if I purge kdm and reinstall it Sessionsdirs is commented > out and by default in 4:3.2.2-1 it doesn't look there. > > Uncommenting gets the desired effect. > > So even if I install to /usr/share/xsessions, kdm still won't see it. > > Am I completely wrong again? :) > Have I overlooked something? I think you have found a bug in KDM. :) It appears they have support for using the location but don't default to it. I will try to push the fix into the next release of KDE and at minimum will fix it for Debian's version. I am not sure why KDE didn't default to it to begin with since they did have documentation about it in the source. :( Thanks, Chris
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