(address . guix-patches@gnu.org)
878s9a2dfr.fsf@asu.edu
Hi Guix,
I wanted to try using startx instead of a display manager. I finally
got it to work, but it required at very least these patches. I also had
to create a new service type but I think that it needs more work to be
put in upstream.
Is startx something we want to support? It seems like the user should
be able to construct a system as the they see fit.
What do you think?
- John
From 8ab08a2ca7e29c53468d72577e0b3b8286d652b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Soo <jsoo1@asu.edu>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 03:33:08 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] gnu: xinit: Specify xinputs in configure flags.
* gnu/packages/xorg.scm (xinit):[arguments] Specify twm, xauth, xclock,
xorg-server, xrdb, xorg-server, and xterm in configure flags and propagate
them.
---
gnu/packages/xorg.scm | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
Toggle diff (41 lines)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/xorg.scm b/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
index 42596aa0f1..d7f55394ab 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
@@ -5922,7 +5922,33 @@ The XCB util-wm module provides the following libraries:
(native-inputs
`(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
(propagated-inputs
- `(("xauth" ,xauth)))
+ `(("twm" ,twm)
+ ("xauth" ,xauth)
+ ("xclock" ,xclock)
+ ("xorg-server" ,xorg-server)
+ ("xrdb" ,xrdb)
+ ("xterm" ,xterm)))
+ (arguments
+ `(#:configure-flags
+ (list
+ (string-append
+ "--with-twm="
+ (assoc-ref %build-inputs "twm") "/bin/twm")
+ (string-append
+ "--with-xauth="
+ (assoc-ref %build-inputs "xauth") "/bin/xauth")
+ (string-append
+ "--with-xclock="
+ (assoc-ref %build-inputs "xclock") "/bin/xclock")
+ (string-append
+ "--with-xrdb="
+ (assoc-ref %build-inputs "xrdb") "/bin/xrdb")
+ (string-append
+ "--with-xserver="
+ (assoc-ref %build-inputs "xorg-server") "/bin/X")
+ (string-append
+ "--with-xterm="
+ (assoc-ref %build-inputs "xterm") "/bin/xterm"))))
(home-page "https://www.x.org/")
(synopsis "Commands to start the X Window server")
(description
--
2.29.2
From fe434e4d4c53d9d8c27fcd8ab882aa4b027f4e17 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Soo <jsoo1@asu.edu>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 08:23:37 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] gnu: xorg-configuration-directory: Expose the function.
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (xorg-configuration-directory): Expose it.
---
gnu/services/xorg.scm | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
Toggle diff (14 lines)
diff --git a/gnu/services/xorg.scm b/gnu/services/xorg.scm
index 4590709187..1c76049d23 100644
--- a/gnu/services/xorg.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/xorg.scm
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
xorg-configuration-server
xorg-configuration-server-arguments
+ xorg-configuration-directory
%default-xorg-modules
%default-xorg-fonts
xorg-wrapper
--
2.29.2
From dc7da1094047ebd47c0491f2a3ec0739362e2637 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Soo <jsoo1@asu.edu>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 08:34:20 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] gnu: xorg-configuration->file: Expose the function.
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (xorg-configuration->file): Expose it.
---
gnu/services/xorg.scm | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
Toggle diff (15 lines)
diff --git a/gnu/services/xorg.scm b/gnu/services/xorg.scm
index 1c76049d23..fcd9b4d4f1 100644
--- a/gnu/services/xorg.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/xorg.scm
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@
xorg-configuration-server-arguments
xorg-configuration-directory
+ xorg-configuration->file
+
%default-xorg-modules
%default-xorg-fonts
xorg-wrapper
--
2.29.2
From c217dcdb5a40f6b921541ebda19e78fe400ae27f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Soo <jsoo1@asu.edu>
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 03:58:07 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] gnu: %default-xorg-server-arguments: Expose variable.
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (%default-xorg-server-arguments): Expose it.
---
gnu/services/xorg.scm | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
Toggle diff (14 lines)
diff --git a/gnu/services/xorg.scm b/gnu/services/xorg.scm
index fcd9b4d4f1..6a1d9e07b6 100644
--- a/gnu/services/xorg.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/xorg.scm
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
xorg-configuration-directory
xorg-configuration->file
+ %default-xorg-server-arguments
%default-xorg-modules
%default-xorg-fonts
xorg-wrapper
--
2.29.2