Re: pkg/55209 (Guide fails when copying example rc.d files)

[Samuel Marks <samuel%offscale.io@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/55209; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Samuel Marks <samuel%offscale.io@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: leot%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, pkgsrc-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: pkg/55209 (Guide fails when copying example rc.d files)
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 22:04:50 +1000

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 Okay so you'll update the guide? - Otherwise feel free to use my patch
 (under whatever license you want, including CC0 / full public domain)
 
 Samuel Marks
 Engineer - Offscale.io
 http://linkedin.com/in/samuelmarks
 
 
 On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 1:15 AM David H. Gutteridge <david%gutteridge.ca@localhost>
 wrote:
 
 > The following reply was made to PR pkg/55209; it has been noted by GNATS.
 >
 > From: "David H. Gutteridge" <david%gutteridge.ca@localhost>
 > To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
 > Cc:
 > Subject: Re: pkg/55209 (Guide fails when copying example rc.d files)
 > Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 11:13:32 -0400
 >
 >  The example for Xfce in the guide is rather outdated. famd and hal
 >  aren't required anymore. (A hint is that the xfce4 meta package doesn't
 >  pull in either of them as indirect dependencies.) It's also not
 >  strictly necessary to start dbus as a system-wide service; if it's not
 >  already running, it'll be started automatically under the specific
 >  user's account when Xfce initiates. (Which means is used to start dbus
 >  is a matter of a particular user's preference. I don't run it as a
 >  system-wide service, as I don't need to.) On the other hand, some users
 >  probably would want to enable polkitd, another current depenency of
 >  Xfce.
 >
 >  (The guide is also wrong about the command to start the DE that's
 >  placed in .xinitrc. It should be "startxfce4", not "xfce4-session".)
 >
 >  Dave
 >
 >
 >
 
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 <div dir=3D"ltr">Okay so you&#39;ll update the guide? - Otherwise feel free=
  to use my patch (under whatever license you want, including CC0 / full pub=
 lic domain)<br clear=3D"all"><div><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_sign=
 ature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D=
 "ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><br style=3D"font-size:small"><span style=
 =3D"font-size:small">Samuel Marks</span></div><div>Engineer - Offscale.io<b=
 r style=3D"font-size:small"><a href=3D"http://linkedin.com/in/samuelmarks"; =
 style=3D"color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:small" target=3D"_blank">http://lin=
 kedin.com/in/samuelmarks</a><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><=
 /div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
 =3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 1:15 AM David H. Gutteridge &lt;<a =
 href=3D"mailto:david%gutteridge.ca@localhost";>david%gutteridge.ca@localhost</a>&gt; wrote:<br><=
 /div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;bo=
 rder-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">The following reply =
 was made to PR pkg/55209; it has been noted by GNATS.<br>
 <br>
 From: &quot;David H. Gutteridge&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:david@gutteridg=
 e.ca" target=3D"_blank">david%gutteridge.ca@localhost</a>&gt;<br>
 To: <a href=3D"mailto:gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost"; target=3D"_blank">gnats-bugs@n=
 etbsd.org</a><br>
 Cc: <br>
 Subject: Re: pkg/55209 (Guide fails when copying example rc.d files)<br>
 Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 11:13:32 -0400<br>
 <br>
 =C2=A0The example for Xfce in the guide is rather outdated. famd and hal<br=
 >
 =C2=A0aren&#39;t required anymore. (A hint is that the xfce4 meta package d=
 oesn&#39;t<br>
 =C2=A0pull in either of them as indirect dependencies.) It&#39;s also not<b=
 r>
 =C2=A0strictly necessary to start dbus as a system-wide service; if it&#39;=
 s not<br>
 =C2=A0already running, it&#39;ll be started automatically under the specifi=
 c<br>
 =C2=A0user&#39;s account when Xfce initiates. (Which means is used to start=
  dbus<br>
 =C2=A0is a matter of a particular user&#39;s preference. I don&#39;t run it=
  as a<br>
 =C2=A0system-wide service, as I don&#39;t need to.) On the other hand, some=
  users<br>
 =C2=A0probably would want to enable polkitd, another current depenency of<b=
 r>
 =C2=A0Xfce.<br>
 <br>
 =C2=A0(The guide is also wrong about the command to start the DE that&#39;s=
 <br>
 =C2=A0placed in .xinitrc. It should be &quot;startxfce4&quot;, not &quot;xf=
 ce4-session&quot;.)<br>
 <br>
 =C2=A0Dave<br>
 <br>
 <br>
 </blockquote></div>
 
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