<https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/tree/x11/sddm/pkg-message?id=87b48b8d60d42f77e3cea05610bbb5dde23ec896#n15> suggests that ~/.xinitrc is required, however when I last tested, it was not (was no longer) a requirement.
A commit in branch main references this bug: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/ports/commit/?id=8b003781df94d8f78bdc741ac7311c7af6620f6e commit 8b003781df94d8f78bdc741ac7311c7af6620f6e Author: Adriaan de Groot <adridg@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2021-10-18 21:42:28 +0000 Commit: Adriaan de Groot <adridg@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2021-10-18 21:45:56 +0000 x11/sddm: improve pkg-message Make "requires" more clear: needs one of .xinitrc or xterm. PR: 259229 Reported by: Graham Perrin x11/sddm/Makefile | 2 +- x11/sddm/pkg-message | 6 +++--- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
Thanks!