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

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From: Maxime Devos <maximedevos <at> telenet.be>
To: Josselin Poiret <dev <at> jpoiret.xyz>, "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: Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:47:59 +0200

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Josselin Poiret schreef op di 14-09-2021 om 21:45 [+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.
> 
> [...]
> 
> -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

This is clear to me, thanks!

Greetings,
Maxime.

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