rhel5: wtf? missing xorg-x11-xdm?

[Rex Dieter]

<rant>
rhel5 (ok, centos5 is what I'm using), apparently doesn't include
xorg-x11-xdm

What the @!##%$%^^#?!

kdebase/kdm uses some of the infrastructure/configs provided by xdm.
</rant>

OK, looks like the rhel5 builds are going to take awhile longer, while I
come up with a workaround for this.

Ick, options:
1. Recreate xdm bits, include it in kde-settings-kdm (preferred)
2. Pull in xorg-x11-xdm (from fc6) and mash into rhel5/kde repo.

-- Rex

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[Urs Beyerle]

Post by Rex Dieter
<rant>
rhel5 (ok, centos5 is what I'm using), apparently doesn't include
xorg-x11-xdm

I completely agree !!

Post by Rex Dieter
kdebase/kdm uses some of the infrastructure/configs provided by xdm.
</rant>
OK, looks like the rhel5 builds are going to take awhile longer, while I
come up with a workaround for this.
1. Recreate xdm bits, include it in kde-settings-kdm (preferred)
2. Pull in xorg-x11-xdm (from fc6) and mash into rhel5/kde repo.

Here's my two cents:

I would prefer 2. option. Because I already missed xdm under rhel5 (in fact, I use
Scientific Linux 5). If it's inside kde-settings-kdm (1.option), will xdm run ??

However, one problem I see with the 2. option: xdm has from time to time security
problems. Doing the security patches for xdm means more work for you.


Looking forward to have kde 3.5.7 on rhel5/centos5/sl5 !

Urs



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[Rex Dieter]

Post by Urs Beyerle

Post by Rex Dieter
1. Recreate xdm bits, include it in kde-settings-kdm (preferred)
2. Pull in xorg-x11-xdm (from fc6) and mash into rhel5/kde repo.

I would prefer 2. option. Because I already missed xdm under rhel5 (in fact, I use
Scientific Linux 5). If it's inside kde-settings-kdm (1.option), will xdm run ??

opt 1, stuff in kde-settings-kdm would be for kdm *only*.

Post by Urs Beyerle
However, one problem I see with the 2. option: xdm has from time to time security
problems. Doing the security patches for xdm means more work for you.

yeah, why I'm still leaning toward not doing it.

-- Rex

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[Urs Beyerle]

Post by Rex Dieter

Post by Urs Beyerle

Post by Rex Dieter
1. Recreate xdm bits, include it in kde-settings-kdm (preferred)
2. Pull in xorg-x11-xdm (from fc6) and mash into rhel5/kde repo.

I would prefer 2. option. Because I already missed xdm under rhel5 (in fact, I use
Scientific Linux 5). If it's inside kde-settings-kdm (1.option), will xdm run ??

opt 1, stuff in kde-settings-kdm would be for kdm *only*.

Post by Urs Beyerle
However, one problem I see with the 2. option: xdm has from time to time security
problems. Doing the security patches for xdm means more work for you.

yeah, why I'm still leaning toward not doing it.

In this case I would go with option 1.

Urs



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[Matthew Lavigne]

I actually rebuilt xdm from FC6 when I did my earlier personal build of
3.5.6 as that was the fastest solution that I (not a real good rpm guy)
could come up with. but it just becomes one more non kde rpm to maintain.

Matthew

Post by Urs Beyerle

Post by Urs Beyerle

Post by Rex Dieter
1. Recreate xdm bits, include it in kde-settings-kdm (preferred)
2. Pull in xorg-x11-xdm (from fc6) and mash into rhel5/kde repo.

I would prefer 2. option. Because I already missed xdm under rhel5 (in

fact, I use

Post by Urs Beyerle
Scientific Linux 5). If it's inside kde-settings-kdm (1.option), will

xdm run ??
opt 1, stuff in kde-settings-kdm would be for kdm *only*.

Post by Urs Beyerle
However, one problem I see with the 2. option: xdm has from time to time

security

Post by Urs Beyerle
problems. Doing the security patches for xdm means more work for you.

yeah, why I'm still leaning toward not doing it.
-- Rex
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