[oe] GDM alternative?

[Koen Kooi]

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Adam Lee schreef op 18-02-14 22:24:
> Hello everyone, I am sure this has been asked before but I haven't found
> a solution.
> 
> I am currently integrating GDM to my XFCE image. I was hoping that it's
> as easy as adding GDM as the graphical init manager (in local.conf), but
> it looks like PolicyKit, Console Kit, PAM, gconf, gconf-sanity (as per 
> meta-angstrom) all need to be correctly configured for GDM to work. This 
> integration of multiple frameworks is not what I had in mind. So I am
> now searching for alternative - something more lightweight and with less 
> dependency.

GDM works without the pk-gnome and ck libdir symlinks, but it's a pain in
the ass to get it working with a non-GNOME session by default.

To get autologin working again:

https://github.com/Angstrom-distribution/meta-oe/commit/26d1cca7ef9bb2e656ba6998adc4c99810654fb9

This used to work, but I'm debugging why it doesn't anymore:

https://github.com/Angstrom-distribution/meta-angstrom/blob/angstrom-v2013.12-yocto1.5/recipes-tweaks/gdm/angstrom-gdm-xfce-hack.bb

I'm slowly debugging GDM issues for Angstrom v2013.12 and will send patches
to meta-oe/master soon(-ish).

But to answer your question: Andreas uses 'lxdm' in his xfce images in the
meta-misc layer. It's on my list to try out so I can't say if it works right
now.

regards,

Koen
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