Re: pkg/39826: xdm greeter run before setup

[David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/39826; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/39826: xdm greeter run before setup
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 07:57:26 +0000

 On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 02:55:00PM +0000, michal.suchanek%ruk.cuni.cz@localhost wrote:
  > 	xdm allows running a setup script that prepares the X server
  > for xdm login.
  >
  > However, this script is run after the greeter is started, and if
  > the resolution changes as a result of running this script the
  > greeter may be placed offscreen.
  > 
  > For example if I put a command for rotating the screen into this
  > script the greeter is no longer centered on the screen.
 
 (1) does this still happen? (after all, it's been six years...)
 
 (2) has the problem been reported upstream? it is more of an upstream
 kind of issue than a pkgsrc one.
 
 -- 
 David A. Holland
 dholland%netbsd.org@localhost