xrdb has supported this feature for longer than the operating system kernel we're all using has even existed. I see no reason to break backwards compatibility just for the sake of breaking it.
Thanks -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1244578 Title: lightdm-session runs xrdb with -nocpp option Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: lightdm-session runs xrdb for .Xresources file with the -nocpp option (Line 37 and 43), which prevents the xrdb from preprocessing the .Xresources file. Many configurations like the popular solarized color theme (https://github.com/solarized/xresources/blob/master/solarized) use this and you find some complaints about in on the internet https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=164108 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1163129 http://superuser.com/questions/655857/urxvt-uses-pink-instead-of-solarized-until-i-run-xrdb-xresources/656213 I don't see a reason for not using the preprocessor and so did the editor of Xsession (the option is not used in /etc/X11/Xsession.d/30x11-common_xresources) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1244578/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
