On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 12:22:04PM -0400, Michael Stone wrote:
> I tend to be skeptical of new packages like this
As do I.
> More importantly, even startx/xinit aren't strictly required to run X,
> are they?
No, but lots and lots of people use them.
And, let's be honest -- xauth isn't strictly required to start an X
session either. You could bang on $XAUTHORITY yourself with a shell
script, or just use host-based authentication.
So, no, I'm not arguing that these three tools are mandatory for getting
an X session started, and if you'll review my mail you won't find any
such claim.
> IOW, there's no clear line that suggests why these programs are
> required and others shouldn't be.
Perfectly true. Review my mail, where I said that I am getting an
increasing number of requests for this.
> A more interesting question might be whether xauth should move. There
> are cases where you might want that and never run X locally (e.g., ssh.)
> The current state of affairs requires a lot of additional crap to be
> pulled in, which kinda negates the purpose of the minimal xlib policy
> (perhaps xauth belongs there, with the xlibs?). But ISTR you didn't want
> to talk about other options. :)
If people think they're going to be able to get rid of xlibs with this
proposal, they're on drugs. They will, however, be able to do without
libxaw{6,7}, libdps1, and xlib{os,}mesa3.
The question of whether xauth should move is no more interesting than
the question of whether xinit should move. Both link against Xlib.
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