Bug#240111: gdm: 2.4.4.7 breaks sessions

[Josselin Mouette]

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Le mar 30/03/2004 =E0 20:59, Ryan Murray a =E9crit :
> On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 08:23:44PM +0200, Josselin Mouette wrote:
> > I don't think so. GDM doesn't start the sessions using the standard
> > Xsession scheme, so there is still a need for these scripts to read
>=20
> Umm, yes it does.  There is no need for these sessions to do anything
> other than start their binary.  gdm can't make use of these scripts
> _because_ it uses the standard Xsession.d dirs now.

OK, I understand that. The conversion stuff is not a good idea now
Xsession.d is read.

> Yes, it's nonsense.  I should conflict with a package that can be used wi=
th
> the default session perfectly well, because that package doesn't provide =
it's
> own session .desktop file yet, and still provides a session script (which
> can't be used with the current version of gdm).

Exactly.

> > Those changes will also be visible to testing, if you package migrates
> > before the others. Conflicts are also here to force the packages to
> > migrate together to testing.
>=20
> And create a mess for the end user.  I can currently run gnome-session fr=
om
> gdm 2.4.4.7-1.  This would not be possible with your solution.

Yes, with my solution you'd have to wait for 2 more days, or to
synchronize with other maintainers. But my solution doesn't break stuff
currently working.
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