On Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:24:18 -0400
Michael Hughes <[email protected]> wrote:

> I set up a script as you suggested and referenced it in "TryExec"
> with an explicit path.  Enlightenment disappears from the menu and
> the script does NOT appear to execute.
> 
> I noticed that "gnome.desktop" references "gnome-session" without a
> path so I set up "TryExec=enlightenment-start" since "/usr/local/bin"
> is in PATH.  Enlightenment appears on the menu but does not run.  The
> cursor changes to an "X" and nothing else happens.  Requires
> Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to get back to the log-in and this may cause a
> lock-up requiring a hardware reset.
> 
> I moved my script to "/usr/local/bin" and referenced it in TryExec 
> without an explicit path. Enlightenment appears in the menu but does
> not run as above.  The script does not appear to execute.
> 
> The script works when executed from a user terminal.
> 
> This particular build is obviously FUBAR but I wonder if some 
> experimental code sneaked into it.  The gnomes might be planning to
> make a more comprehensive test for this in the future and it might be
> worth keeping an eye out for a change.  Meantime, it might be a good
> idea to remove "TryExec" from the file.  XFCE does not use it.
> 
> Mike
> 

To provide another data point here, I have two computers running E17,
a i686 laptop running Fedora 16, and an AMD Athlon dual core desktop
running Fedora 17.  Both work cleanly, and I can select either XFCE or
Enlightenment from the GDM menu.  (The other available DEs are not
installed.)  The only thing I have to change when I install a new
version of Fedora is to make a symlink from /usr/share/xsessions to
/opt/Enlightenment/share/xsessions/enlightenment.desktop.  (Obviously,
I have Enlightenment installed in /opt/Enlightenment.)  FWIW, here's
my enlightenment.desktop file:

-------------->%====== (SNIP!) ======%<--------------

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Enlightenment
Name[ru]=Enlightenment
Name[el]=Enlightenment
Name[eo]=Enlightenment
Name[tr]=Enlightenment
Comment=Log in using Enlightenment (Version 0.16.999.75063)
Comment[ru]=Войти используя Enlightenment (Версия 0.16.999.75063)
Comment[el]=Είσοδος με το Enlightenment (Έκδοση 0.16.999.75063)
Comment[eo]=Ensaluti pere de Enlightenment (Versio 0.16.999.75063)
Comment[fr]=Ouvrir une session Enlightenment (Version 0.16.999.75063)
Comment[it]=Accedi con Enlightenment (Versione 0.16.999.75063)
Comment[pt]=Inicie a sessão com o Enlightenment (Versão 0.16.999.75063)
Comment[tr]=Enlightenment kullanarak giriş yaın (Version 0.16.999.75063)
Comment[ko]=Enlightenment 로그인(버전 0.16.999.75063)
Type=XSession
Icon=/opt/Enlightenment/share/enlightenment/data/images/enlightenment.png
Exec=/opt/Enlightenment/bin/enlightenment_start
TryExec=/opt/Enlightenment/bin/enlightenment_start

==============>%------ (UNSNIP!) ------%<==============

(Yes, I'm a bit behind the times.  :-)  I'll be rebuilding E17 soon.)

As you can see, my TryExec and Exec lines both reference an
absolute path to enlightenment_start.  Why it's not working for
you, I really don't know.  My suggestion would be to nuke your
copy of E17, then go through your system and make sure there are
no leftover bits from earlier builds floating around.  (I remember
having no end of trouble with E16 when I had files in the worng
places.  Once I cleaned things up, it Just Worked.)  Once that's
done, rebuild from the ground up.

Anyway, I hope this helps, at least a little.

--Dale

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