Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues
Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues
- Subject: Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues
- From: Richard Cobbe <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:58:05 -0400
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On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 07:57:26PM -0700, Jeremy Huddleston wrote:
>
>
> On Sep 25, 2008, at 14:02, Richard Cobbe wrote:
>
>> Granted, I'm running an old version (Xquartz 2.2.1), but it sure
>> doesn't look like sourcing the system xinitrc will make things better.
>> Yes, it'll run xrdb, but on my systems, the system xinitrc at the path
>> above ends with
>>
>> twm &
>> xclock -geometry 50x50-1+1 &
>> xterm -geometry 80x50+494+51 &
>> xterm -geometry 80x20+494-0 &
>> exec xterm -geometry 80x66+0+0 -name login
>>
>> I don't want *any* of that stuff to run! Are these lines still
>> present in
>> release 2.3.1?
>
> Those are present in the system xinitrc as they are on all unices... but
> they are a fallback. In other words, they don't get run.
Ah, I see -- the last entry in xinitrc.d calls exec, which stops the system
xinitrc before it gets to this bit. I'd missed that when I first looked at
the file last night.
> Well atleast update to 2.2.3, so you get the security fixes. That's the
> only thing changed in 2.2.2 and 2.2.3.
Good to know; thanks.
Richard
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| | >Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues (From: Jeremy Huddleston <email@hidden>) |
| | >Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues (From: Dave Ray <email@hidden>) |
| | >Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues (From: Jeremy Huddleston <email@hidden>) |
| | >Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues (From: Dave Ray <email@hidden>) |
| | >Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues (From: Robert Black <email@hidden>) |
| | >Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues (From: Jeremy Huddleston <email@hidden>) |
| | >Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues (From: "Ambrose Li" <email@hidden>) |
| | >Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues (From: Brandon Allbery <email@hidden>) |
| | >Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues (From: Richard Cobbe <email@hidden>) |
| | >Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues (From: Jeremy Huddleston <email@hidden>) |