Anton Graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Submitted 21-Aug-00 by Guillaume Cottenceau:
> > FYI when no ~/.xinitrc is provided, the scripts will choose the first
> > registered entry, a.k.a `/usr/sbin/chksession -F` (if exists, else
> > try to fallback to icewm, then to twm)
> 
> Actually, that seems to have been broken recently:
> 
> ~ % /usr/sbin/chksession -F
> Gnome
> ~ % /usr/sbin/chksession -x=$(/usr/sbin/chksession -F)
> #!/bin/sh
> 
> 
> I get the same empty script for all sessions except default and
> failsafe.  Without ~/.xinitrc, I actually end up with an unuseable X
> session.  No terminal, window manager, or anything.

More probably, your prompt is eating the last line which as no trailing \n
when you try to print out the script.

Else, upgrade to latest stuff, I did an install of cooker today, it works.



-- 
Guillaume Cottenceau -- Distribution Developer for MandrakeSoft
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/

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