[Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#636108: Bug#636108: lightdm: does not source ~/.profile
- Subject: [Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#636108: Bug#636108: lightdm: does not source ~/.profile
- From: andreimpopescu at gmail.com (Andrei POPESCU)
- Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 11:08:10 +0300
- Message-id: <[🔎] 20110801080810.GB9151@think.nuvreauspam>
- In-reply-to: <1312116009.31981.6.camel@scapa>
- References: <20110731090159.2810.42598.reportbug@think.nuvreauspam> <1312116009.31981.6.camel@scapa>
On Du, 31 iul 11, 14:40:09, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote:
> tag 636108 wontfix
> thanks
>
> On dim., 2011-07-31 at 12:01 +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> > lightdm is not sourcing ~/.profile like other dm do (at least gdm2 and
> > slim).
>
> # /etc/profile: system-wide .profile file for the Bourne shell (sh(1))
> # and Bourne compatible shells (bash(1), ksh(1), ash(1), ...).
>
> I don't think it's really intended to be sourced by a dm. If you still
> want the behavior, put stuff in .xsessionrc (sourced by scripts
> in /etc/X11/Xsession.d).
I won't comment on your statement that the dm is not the right place,
but I strongly believe ~/.profile should be sourced from somewhere by
*default*, just as it is done on a console login.
Do you mind if I move the discussion on -devel?
Regards,
Andrei
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