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

[Eric Heintzmann]

On 2004-04-25 16:34:04 +0200 Matthias Klose <doko@cs.tu-berlin.de> 
wrote:

>>> 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.
> 
yes but it can be stopped by users or desactivated one or more 
runlevel.
I think it's best to ensure it's correctly started.
(the start-stop-daemon program will not start a new gdomap if one is 
already running)


>>> openapp gdnc
>>> /etc/init.d/gnustep_sndd start
> 
> hmm, I think sndd as well?
> 
same thing that gdomap

>>> 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)?

It's not really a gnustep-session.
But it's a wmaker session (and windowmaker can save workspace state).

	Eric