Just as a followup, it doesn't work starting from gdb.conf. I'm not
trapping the error code, but I can only assume X isn't started by that
point either.
I'll keep digging.
On Fri, 2002-04-26 at 07:55, Christopher Keller wrote:
> On Thu, 2002-04-25 at 16:56, Michal Jaegermann wrote:
> > On Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 03:45:08PM -0700, Christopher Keller wrote:
> > > Bill,
> > >
> > > Actually I went ahead and stuck the following line in rc.local
> > >
> > > /usr/bin/renice -10 -p `/bin/ps -elf | /bin/grep /etc/X11/X | /bin/awk
> > > '{print $4}' | /usr/bin/head -1`
> > >
> >
> > Er.... actually something like "renice -10 -p $(pidof X)" will be
> > simpler and even correct. Not mentioning those details that with the
> > above you can pick your 'grep' process and using grep in order to pipe
> > to awk is not really the way to do things; head is also superfluous
> > as awk can do that just by itself (and you still have no idea in
> > which order processes will be listed).
> >
>
> Actually, I do. The ps command lists the processes in numerical order by
> PID. By definition, X will have always been started before the renice.
> So that will work every time...guaranteed.
>
> However, the pidof is a much better solution. Completely unaware it
> existed. Thanks.
>
>
>
> > The only thing is that you have to wait with this until your X server
> > process is actually started. If you are using 'gdm' then you can
> > stick that into your "BackgroundProgram" (see /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf).
> > With other startup methods some other device of that sort will need
> > to be used. 'rc.local' can turn out to be tad too early.
> >
> > Michal
>
> Hmm....okay, I'll double check this. I'll do a little research on
> gdm.conf.
>
>
> --Chris
>
>
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