[Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#362458: xfce4-utils: add support for arbitrary, user-defined environment settings

[Greg Norris]

Package: xfce4-utils
Version: 4.2.3-1
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch

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Please consider adding support for user-defined environment settings by
xinitrc, similar to how kde processes the "$HOME/.kde/env" directory.
This is particularly useful when launching a session via xdm/gdm.

The patch below causes xinitrc to source files named like *.sh, located
in either "/etc/xdg/xfce4/env" or "$HOME/.config/xfce4/env".  I'd be
happy to refine it further, if you have any concerns or suggestions
about the current incarnation.

Thanx for your time! :)


*** xinitrc.diff
- --- xinitrc.orig	2006-04-13 09:30:20.000000000 -0500
+++ xinitrc	2006-04-13 10:03:48.000000000 -0500
@@ -68,6 +68,20 @@
 	fi
 fi
 
+# administrator-defined environment settings
+if [ -d /etc/xdg/xfce4/env ]; then
+   for f in /etc/xdg/xfce4/env/*.sh; do
+      [ -r "$f" ] && . "$f"
+   done
+fi
+
+# user-defined environment settings
+if [ -d "$HOME/.config/xfce4/env" ]; then
+   for f in "$HOME/.config/xfce4/env/"*.sh; do
+      [ -r "$f" ] && . "$f"
+   done
+fi
+
 # Run xfce4-session if installed
 xfcesm=`which xfce4-session`
 case "x$xfcesm" in


- -- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.16.4
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages xfce4-utils depends on:
ii  aterm [x-terminal-emulato 1.0.0-2        Afterstep XVT - a VT102 emulator f
ii  gnome-terminal [x-termina 2.14.0-1       The GNOME 2 terminal emulator appl
ii  konsole [x-terminal-emula 4:3.5.2-1      X terminal emulator for KDE
ii  libatk1.0-0               1.11.4-1       The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libc6                     2.3.6-6        GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libdbh1.0-1               1.0.24-1       Creates disk based hashtables
ii  libglib2.0-0              2.10.2-1       The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgtk2.0-0               2.8.16-1       The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libice6                   6.9.0.dfsg.1-6 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii  libpango1.0-0             1.12.0-2       Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libsm6                    6.9.0.dfsg.1-6 X Window System Session Management
ii  libstartup-notification0  0.8-1          library for program launch feedbac
ii  libx11-6                  6.9.0.dfsg.1-6 X Window System protocol client li
ii  libxfce4mcs-client-2      4.2.3-1        Client library for Xfce4 configure
ii  libxfce4mcs-manager-2     4.2.3-1        Manager library for Xfce4 configur
ii  libxfce4util-1            4.2.3.2-1      Utility functions library for Xfce
ii  libxfcegui4-3             4.2.3-1        Basic GUI C functions for Xfce4
ii  procps                    1:3.2.6-2.1    /proc file system utilities
ii  rxvt [x-terminal-emulator 1:2.6.4-10     VT102 terminal emulator for the X 
ii  xfce4-terminal [x-termina 0.2.4-7        Xfce terminal emulator
ii  xlibs                     6.9.0.dfsg.1-6 X Window System client libraries m
ii  xterm [x-terminal-emulato 210-2          X terminal emulator

Versions of packages xfce4-utils recommends:
ii  xfce4-panel                   4.2.3-1    The Xfce4 desktop environment pane
ii  xfwm4                         4.2.3.2-2  window manager of the Xfce project

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