Bug#799708: x11-xserver-utils: xmodmap has no effect when called from ~/.xsession

[JJ Vens <jj@rtts.eu>]

Package: x11-xserver-utils
Version: 7.7+5
Severity: important

Dear Maintainer,

My ~/.xsession contains the following:

    trayer &
    nm-applet &
    xmodmap ~/.xmodmaprc
    exec xmonad

My ~/.xmodmaprc contains the following:

    clear mod1
    clear mod4
    keycode 64 = Super_L
    keycode 133 = Alt_L
    add mod1 = Alt_L
    add mod4 = Super_L

When I execute `xmodmap ~/.xmodmaprc` by hand, my left Alt and Super key are
switched as intended and expected. However, this does not happen
automatically at login, even though the exact same command appears in my
.xsession file.

Greetings,
JJ

-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 4.1.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages x11-xserver-utils depends on:
ii  cpp          4:5.2.1-4
ii  libc6        2.19-20
ii  libice6      2:1.0.9-1+b1
ii  libx11-6     2:1.6.3-1
ii  libxaw7      2:1.0.13-1
ii  libxcursor1  1:1.1.14-1+b1
ii  libxext6     2:1.3.3-1
ii  libxi6       2:1.7.4-1+b2
ii  libxmu6      2:1.1.2-1
ii  libxmuu1     2:1.1.2-1
ii  libxrandr2   2:1.5.0-1
ii  libxrender1  1:0.9.8-1+b1
ii  libxt6       1:1.1.4-1+b1
ii  libxxf86vm1  1:1.1.4-1

x11-xserver-utils recommends no packages.

Versions of packages x11-xserver-utils suggests:
pn  cairo-5c        <none>
pn  nickle          <none>
ii  xorg-docs-core  1:1.7-1

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