Bug#289378: gdm does not load user startup files on login

[Kiro Zimmer]

Package: gdm
Version: 2.6.0.4-1

gdm does not load user startup files (.xclients .xsession .xinitrc),
so it is not possible to set any user specific environment-varialbles.
i use debian sid kernel 2.6.8 i686 with libc6 2.3.2.ds1-20.
the following patch solved the problem for me:


--- /etc/gdm/Xsession.original      2005-01-08 20:59:01.000000000 +0100
+++ /etc/gdm/Xsession       2005-01-08 21:00:46.000000000 +0100
@@ -97,11 +97,20 @@
 SYSSESSIONDIR=/etc/X11/Xsession.d
 USERXSESSION=$HOME/.xsession
 ALTUSERXSESSION=$HOME/.Xsession
+USERXCLIENTS=$HOME/.xclients
+ALTUSERXCLIENTS=$HOME/.Xclients

 # this will go into the .xsession-errors along with all other echo's
 # good for debugging where things went wrong
 echo "$0: Beginning session setup..."

+if [ -f $USERXCLIENTS ] ; then
+  . $USERXCLIENTS
+fi
+if [ -f $ALTUSERXCLIENTS ] ; then
+  . $ALTUSERXCLIENTS
+fi
+
 # Translation stuff
 if [ -x "/usr/lib/gdm/gdmtranslate" ] ; then
   gdmtranslate="/usr/lib/gdm/gdmtranslate"