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[PATCH [0/2] gnu: GDM: Add Wayland support

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From: Josselin Poiret <dev <at> jpoiret.xyz>
To: "50563 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <50563 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: [bug#50563] Re: [bug#50563] [PATCH 2/2] gnu: gdm: Add Wayland session wrapper script.
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2021 21:45:50 +0000

Maxime: I agree that this was a very confusing wording. Here is a reformulation that I hope clears up any misunderstanding.
PS: `gdm-wayland-session-wrapper` does in fact set environment variables, only that it indirectly uses `/etc/profile` to do so. Otherwise, the default profile wouldn't be active in the wayland session.

---
 doc/guix.texi | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 3e6157c8ab..8a0eba16e1 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -18064,9 +18064,9 @@ Packages such as @code{gnome}, @code{xfce}, @code{i3} and @code{sway} provide
 @file{.desktop} files; adding them to the system-wide set of packages
 automatically makes them available at the log-in screen.

-In addition, @file{~/.xsession} files are honored.  When available,
-@file{~/.xsession} must be an executable that starts a window manager
-and/or other X clients.
+In addition, @file{~/.xsession} files are honored when launching X11 sessions.
+When available, @file{~/.xsession} must be an executable that starts a window
+manager and/or other X clients.
 @end defvr

 @deftp {Data Type} gdm-configuration
@@ -18100,8 +18100,8 @@ The GDM package to use.
 When true, enables Wayland in GDM, necessary to use Wayland sessions.

 @item @code{wayland-session} (default: @code{gdm-wayland-session-wrapper})
-The Wayland session wrapper to use, needed to setup the
-environment.
+The Wayland session wrapper to use, analogous to @code{xsession}. The default
+wrapper simply launches the session in a login shell.
 @end table
 @end deftp

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2.33.0

Jack: Great news! I've been using it on my daily driver as well, without any problem so far.

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