[xmonad] darcs patch: instruct users to use exec to start xmonad from .xinitrc

[Andrew Sackville-West]

On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 09:30:08AM -0400, Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH wrote:
>
> On 2008 Jun 27, at 9:26, Jesús Guerrero wrote:
>
>>> # do some setup stuff
>>> exec xmonad
>>> x-terminal-emulator
>>>
>>> thus giving either xmonad, or if it fails (never!) an xterm to at
>>> least show that X is working. I am happy to be educated otherwise ;)
>>
>> That would start xmonad AND (not OR) x-terminal-emulator.
>
> If the exec succeeds, nothing after it is executed.

Exactly. exec *replaces* the shell process with the specified
command. If for some reason the wm doesn't launch, then the script
continues to the x-terminal-emulator. At least that's how I understand
it. And the proof is in the execution,  I definitely do not get *both*
using exec.

A
 
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