New graphical login manager wdm

[Collins]

On Thursday 20 February 2003 07:26 pm, Kurt Wall wrote:
> Feigning erudition, Collins wrote:
> % FYI,
> %
> % A user on another group pointed out this package, and I like it.  Wdm is
> based % on xdm, but it allows you complete choice of Session type, reboot
> or % shutdown, etc. from the gui login panel.
> %
> % The home page is :  http://voins.program.ru/wdm/
> %
> % I'm using wdm-1.22 from a gentoo ebuild, but there is a bug in pam
> support % which the author will fix soon and release 1.22.1.  If you need
> his % workaround for 1.22, let me know.
> %
> % BTW, there is a gentoo ebuild for wdm, but it hasn't been released
> because of % work on the gentoo 1.4_final release.  If you need the ebuild,
> cf. gentoo % bugzilla #15660.
>
> Alas, it has a dependency on WindowMaker >= 0.17.5 for the WINGs and
> wraster libs and headers.

yes, it requires something called wraster libs that are supplied by wmaker.  
Fortunately, you only need to install, not run wmaker.

-- 
Collins Richey - Denver Area
Athlon-XP gentoo 1.4_rc2 kde 3.1