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-rw-r--r--gnu/services/xorg.scm55
1 files changed, 36 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/services/xorg.scm b/gnu/services/xorg.scm
index 5bae8c18e1..cde6c4d371 100644
--- a/gnu/services/xorg.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/xorg.scm
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2017 Andy Wingo <wingo@igalia.com>
;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
;;; Copyright © 2015 Sou Bunnbu <iyzsong@gmail.com>
;;;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@
#:use-module (ice-9 match)
#:export (xorg-configuration-file
%default-xorg-modules
+ xorg-wrapper
xorg-start-command
xinitrc
@@ -184,36 +186,51 @@ in @var{modules}."
files)
#t))))
-(define* (xorg-start-command #:key
- (guile (canonical-package guile-2.0))
- (configuration-file (xorg-configuration-file))
- (modules %default-xorg-modules)
- (xorg-server xorg-server))
+(define* (xorg-wrapper #:key
+ (guile (canonical-package guile-2.0))
+ (configuration-file (xorg-configuration-file))
+ (modules %default-xorg-modules)
+ (xorg-server xorg-server))
"Return a derivation that builds a @var{guile} script to start the X server
from @var{xorg-server}. @var{configuration-file} is the server configuration
file or a derivation that builds it; when omitted, the result of
-@code{xorg-configuration-file} is used.
-
-Usually the X server is started by a login manager."
+@code{xorg-configuration-file} is used. The resulting script should be used
+in place of @code{/usr/bin/X}."
(define exp
;; Write a small wrapper around the X server.
#~(begin
(setenv "XORG_DRI_DRIVER_PATH" (string-append #$mesa "/lib/dri"))
(setenv "XKB_BINDIR" (string-append #$xkbcomp "/bin"))
- (apply execl (string-append #$xorg-server "/bin/X")
- (string-append #$xorg-server "/bin/X") ;argv[0]
- "-logverbose" "-verbose"
- "-xkbdir" (string-append #$xkeyboard-config "/share/X11/xkb")
- "-config" #$configuration-file
- "-configdir" #$(xorg-configuration-directory modules)
- "-nolisten" "tcp" "-terminate"
+ (let ((X (string-append #$xorg-server "/bin/X")))
+ (apply execl X X
+ "-xkbdir" (string-append #$xkeyboard-config "/share/X11/xkb")
+ "-config" #$configuration-file
+ "-configdir" #$(xorg-configuration-directory modules)
+ (cdr (command-line))))))
+
+ (program-file "X-wrapper" exp))
- ;; Note: SLiM and other display managers add the
- ;; '-auth' flag by themselves.
- (cdr (command-line)))))
+(define* (xorg-start-command #:key
+ (guile (canonical-package guile-2.0))
+ (configuration-file (xorg-configuration-file))
+ (modules %default-xorg-modules)
+ (xorg-server xorg-server))
+ "Return a derivation that builds a @code{startx} script in which a number of
+X modules are available. See @code{xorg-wrapper} for more details on the
+arguments. The result should be used in place of @code{startx}."
+ (define X
+ (xorg-wrapper #:guile guile
+ #:configuration-file configuration-file
+ #:modules modules
+ #:xorg-server xorg-server))
+ (define exp
+ ;; Write a small wrapper around the X server.
+ #~(apply execl #$X #$X ;; Second #$X is for argv[0].
+ "-logverbose" "-verbose" "-nolisten" "tcp" "-terminate"
+ (cdr (command-line))))
- (program-file "start-xorg" exp))
+ (program-file "startx" exp))
(define* (xinitrc #:key
(guile (canonical-package guile-2.0))