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From: Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] /etc/rc.conf
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 23:40:01
Message-Id: 1139787236.9259.18.camel@inertia.twi-31o2.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] /etc/rc.conf by Donnie Berkholz
1 On Sun, 2006-02-12 at 11:38 -0800, Donnie Berkholz wrote:
2 > Forrest Voight wrote:
3 > > Hello all,
4 > >
5 > > I believe that rc.conf contains many values that could be put into
6 > > conf.d. For example, DISPLAYMANAGER and KEYMAP. DISPLAYMANAGER could
7 > > be put into conf.d/xdm. Then, this variable would not exist with a
8 > > non-X environment, and configuration could be more modularized.
9 >
10 > DISPLAYMANAGER should stay in rc.conf is because XSESSION is in rc.conf,
11 > and it doesn't make sense to split them up. XSESSION is unrelated to any
12 > service, so there's not really a better place for it.
13
14 Isn't XSESSION *only* used by display managers? I know for a fact that
15 it isn't used by "startx" or anything.
16
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Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-dev] /etc/rc.conf Daniel Drake <dsd@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-dev] /etc/rc.conf Donnie Berkholz <spyderous@g.o>