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| Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj) wrote Re: Error in ~/.profile halts the X startup | #1 |
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(Get the code!)
I had to set the -e option (errexit) in Xsession to make a ~/.profile error interrupt the startup. AFAICT that option is not set in the original Xsession script in GDM for Ubuntu.
Anyway, maybe there are still cases where a ~/.profile error may lead to the behavior you describe. The linked branch contains an idea for a fix that would handle ~/.profile and ~/.xprofile in a safer way.
If the solution is considered sensible, I suppose it should be forwarded upstream. Will await feedback before doing so.