On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:50:31 +0100 Essien Ita Essien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled:
> Justin Patrin wrote: > > On 8/28/06, The Rasterman Carsten Haitzler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:55:19 +0200 Sebastian Dransfeld > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled: > >> > >> > >>> Eugen Minciu wrote: > >>> > >>>> On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:29:08 +0100 > >>>> Essien Ita Essien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Well .. then maybe we shouldn't clearenv() in the first place? We may not > >>>> need to, since setenv(x,y,1) is called, which overwrites the var's > >>>> contents anyway. I didn't want to try it before because I suspected > >>>> clearenv() was there for good reasons (and it feels right, too). > >>>> > >>>> However, it's strange you should mention this .. there is: > >>>> entrance_auth_setup_environment(Entrance_Auth * e, const char *display, > >>>> const char *path) so the display is sent as a paramter and it _should be_ > >>>> set by the function itself. > >>>> > >>>> Could you investigate this a bit further? I'm willing to try not clearenv > >>>> () > >>>> - ing but it may introduce some even subtler (and weirder) problems. If > >>>> you think it shouldn't though I'll try it out later on tonight, when > >>>> I've some free time on my hands. > >>>> > >>> clearenv must stay. The user must not inherit any environment from > >>> entrance. > >> well- it does NEED to inherit DISPLAY... for starters. :) the problem is > >> actually entrance executing enlightenment directly. no other dm does this > >> as best i know. every login session is first executed by a shell which then > >> executes the wm or session manager etc. thus the behavior issues. wm's > >> like e expect to have a users environment already loaded by the time they > >> run. (ie users $PATH is set and all the other goodies a user wants in > >> their SHELL) > >> > >> > > > > FWIW I have also modified entrance to start a shell script instead of > > X directly for use in OpenZaurus to allow the normal X startup scripts > > to be run. > > > > > In that case, what's the right approach here? I don't pretend to know > which is prefarable really. Raster, is there something unique about E > that necessitated Entrance to be written that way? Or would it be better > for E as a whole if it where changed to be more like others... roughly > in the direction that Justin has gone for OpenZaurus? there is nothing unique or special about e17 that entrance needs to worry or care about. entrance and e are entirely separate things. they are only related in that they use the same libraries and look similar. e needs/wants nothing special from entrance that it doesnt expect from any login manager or x launch script/setup (ie it expects that by the time e runs the users environment is loaded and e will inherit it) -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 裸好多 Tokyo, Japan (東京 日本) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
