Bug#557590: gdmflexiserver should be split off into a separate package

[Jameson Graef Rollins]

reopen 557590
thanks

On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 10:41:10AM +0100, Josselin Mouette wrote:
> Le dimanche 22 novembre 2009 à 21:44 -0500, Jameson Graef Rollins a
> écrit : 
> > It's
> > unfortunate that installation of this package requires installing gdm
> > and all of it's dependencies, many of which a potential gdmflexiserver
> > might not want on their system.
> > 
> > I would like to propose that gdmflexiserver be split out into a
> > separate package that does not itself depend on gdm.  This would open
> > up the flexiserver for use by many non-gdm users.
> 
> Of course not. It will not be of any use if GDM is not running, since it
> relies on the GDM protocol.

Actually, this is not true.  gdmflexiserver works fine with xdm.  xdm
in fact has explicit support for gdmflexiserver.  I know because I've
used it before.  I've also launched it from the command line without
either xdm or gdm running.

Granted I don't know exactly how gdmflexiserver works, but it
absolutely does not require gdm to be running to work.

jamie.
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