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Bug 624372 - Detect Xnest/Xephyr dynamically
Detect Xnest/Xephyr dynamically
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: gdm
Classification: Core
Component: general
2.30.x
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: GDM maintainers
GDM maintainers
Depends on: 624370
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2010-07-14 19:23 UTC by Josselin Mouette
Modified: 2018-05-24 10:25 UTC
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Description Josselin Mouette 2010-07-14 19:23:48 UTC 
The detection for the Xnest and Xephyr binaries is currently done at build time, and the result is hardcoded. This is a problem for two reasons.
 - You shouldn’t need Xnest/Xephyr on the build host.
 - It is possible to install either of them on a system, and therefore both should work.

Which is why the xnest binary should be a script shipped by GDM, that detects whether one of them is available at runtime.
Comment 1 Josselin Mouette 2010-07-14 19:24:48 UTC 
Of course this is useless as long as the nested login functionality is not available.
Comment 2 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2018-05-24 10:25:03 UTC 
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