Re:Gnome 42 – The Nonsense Continues
by throwaway82652 on Sunday April 10, 2022 @12:52PM
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>Just take a look at GDM meson build script and you'll see: systemd_dep = dependency('systemd') libsystemd_dep = dependency('libsystemd')
This is only required to build it, not run it. It should work fine with elogind as a drop-in replacement, since elogind is API compatible.
>Although it seems fine to have systemd as an option, it's ridiculous to have it as a hard dependency.
No this is wrong, it depends on logind for a very real reason. Managing the seats isn't secure without logind or similar functionality. If they supported operating without that it would compromise security. And if you're on a single seat system and really don't care about security, you might as well disable logind and gdm altogether, and launch your user session straight from the VT.
This is only required to build it, not run it. It should work fine with elogind as a drop-in replacement, since elogind is API compatible.
>Although it seems fine to have systemd as an option, it's ridiculous to have it as a hard dependency.
No this is wrong, it depends on logind for a very real reason. Managing the seats isn't secure without logind or similar functionality. If they supported operating without that it would compromise security. And if you're on a single seat system and really don't care about security, you might as well disable logind and gdm altogether, and launch your user session straight from the VT.