[pkg-GNUstep-maintainers] Re: pkg-GNUstep-maintainers digest, Vol 1 #5 - 2 msgs

[Matthias Klose]

> > On 2004-04-19 08:15:17 +0200 Matthias Klose <doko@cs.tu-berlin.de> 
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > before introducingf such a mass of meta packages, I'd really like to
> > > see something like a usable session file, which allows starting of
> > > gnustep using xdm/kdm/gdm.
> > 
> > A simple call to debhelper in debian/rules should suffice:
> > 
> > dh_installwm wm /usr/bin/gnustep-session
> > 
> > where gnustep-session file would contain something like that :
> > 
> > . /usr/lib/GNUstep/System/Library/Makefiles/GNUstep.sh
> > /etc/init.d/gdomap start

note, that this is needed as it's started on system start.

> > openapp gdnc
> > /etc/init.d/gnustep_sndd start

hmm, I think sndd as well?

> > openapp gpbs
> > wmaker
> > 
> > But in wich package can we put this file ?
> > gnustep-back binary package ? no, because we should add a dependency 
> > to wmaker.
> > a new gnustep-session package in gnustep-back source package ? Why not 
> > ?
> > in the gnustep meta-package ? maybe but It would be best to keep 
> > possibility to install the gnustep-session separatly.
> > A new gnustep-session source package ? okay for me.
> > 
> > If anyone find a better name than gnustep-session...
> no soudns good to me. will you do the gnustep-session?
> i have updated meta-gnustep at www.linuks.mine.nu/i_debian/
> if it's ok i can upload it to experimental for some testing.

gnome has gnome-core and gnome-desktop-environment as the meta
package.

Is it really gnustep-session? Can you save the session state
(i.e. open windows)?

	Matthias