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+#!/usr/bin/env beesh
+
+# BEE_VERSION slick-greeter-1.2.2-0
+
+SRCURL[0]="https://github.com/linuxmint/slick-greeter/archive/${PKGVERSION}.tar.gz slick-greeter-${PKGVERSION}.tar.gz"
+
+# PATCHURL+=()
+
+# EXCLUDE+=()
+
+build_in_sourcedir  # or the 'badges' won't be installed
+
+# mee_extract() {
+#    bee_extract "${@}"
+# }
+
+mee_patch() {
+  # bee_patch "${@}"
+  # our session descriptors are way large ...
+  sed -i -e '/BOX_WIDTH/ s/BOX_WIDTH = 8;/BOX_WIDTH = 11;/' ${S}/src/greeter-list.vala
+  # we also think differently if it comes to the name of the default session :)
+  sed -i -e '/sessions.append ("cinnamon");/ i \       sessions.append ("00-default");' ${S}/src/slick-greeter.vala
+}
+
+# mee_configure() {
+#    bee_configure
+# }
+
+# mee_build() {
+#    bee_build
+# }
+
+# mee_install() {
+#    bee_install
+# }
+## by default this may be 'make install DESTDIR="${D}"'
+
+mee_install_post() {
+  
+  ###########################
+  # write our default config
+
+  local slickgreeterconf=/etc/lightdm/slick-greeter.conf
+  mkdir -vp ${D}/etc/lightdm
+
+  cat <<-CONF > ${D}/${slickgreeterconf}
+	# config options are listed here:
+	#
+	#     https://github.com/linuxmint/slick-greeter/blob/master/README.md
+	#
+	draw-user-backgrounds=false
+	play-ready-sound=false
+	# accessibility doesn't really help, and would require 'https://launchpad.net/onboard'
+	show-a11y=false
+	# since german is hammered into /etc/local/X11_xorg.conf, we can skip this
+	# (also 'de   nodeadkeys' looks silly).
+	show-keyboard=false
+	# well, no nifty background right now
+	# background=/tmp/test_bg.png
+	CONF
+
+  chmod 644 ${D}/${slickgreeterconf}
+
+
+  ####################################################
+  # make the mariux session names known to the badges
+
+  local sessionfile
+  local badgedir=${D}/usr/share/slick-greeter/badges
+
+  for sessionfile in /usr/share/xsessions/*.desktop ; do
+
+    local dsb=$(basename ${sessionfile} .desktop)
+
+    test -e ${badgedir}/${dsb}.png && continue
+    test -e ${badgedir}/${dsb}.svg && continue
+
+    case ${dsb} in
+      xfce*)
+             ln -v -s xfce.svg ${badgedir}/${dsb}.svg
+             ;;
+      *)
+             ln -v -s usr.png ${badgedir}/${dsb}.png
+             ;;
+    esac
+
+  done
+
+}
+