Hi: I recently installed the XFree 3.2 packages from unstable in my machine. Although most things seem to work fine, I'm experimenting a very odd problem with the xrdb command.
If I run xrdb -merge .Xresources I get the message: xrdb: cannot run '/lib/cpp -traditional -Dlinux -D__i386__ -D_POSIX_SOURCE -D_BSD_SOURCE -D_SVID_SOURCE -DX_LOCALE -DHOST=naoma -DSERVERHOST=naoma -DSRVR_naoma -DDISPLAY_NUM=0 -DCLIENTHOST=naoma -DCLNT_naoma -DVERSION=11 -DREVISION=0 -DVENDOR="The XFree86 Project, Inc" -DVNDR_The_XFree86_Project__In c -DRELEASE=3200 -DNUM_SCREENS=1 -DEXT_XFree86_DGA -DEXT_XFree86_Misc -DEXT_XFree86_VidModeExtension -DEXT_DOUBLE_BUFFER -DEXT_RECORD -DEXT_XC_MISC -DEXT_XKEYBOARD -DEXT_SYNC -DEXT_MIT_SCREEN_SAVER -DEXT_MIT_SUNDRY_NONSTANDARD -DEXT_BIG_REQUESTS -DEXT_XTEST -DEXT_XInputExtension -DEXT_MIT_SHM -DEXT_SHAPE -DSCREEN_NUM=0 -DWIDTH=1024 -DHEIGHT=768 -DX_RESOLUTION=2951 -DY_RESOLUTION=2954 -DPLANES=8 -DBITS_PER_RGB=6 -DCLASS=PseudoColor -DCLASS_PseudoColor=34 -DCOLOR -DCLASS_PseudoColor_8=34 -DCLASS_DirectColor_8=35 -DCLASS_GrayScale_8=36 -DCLASS_StaticColor_8=37 -DCLASS_TrueColor_8=38 -DCLASS_StaticGray_8=39' This seems like xrdb is not being able to find the C preprocessor as /lib/cpp, even despite the fact that /lib/cpp is a valid link to /usr/bin/cpp. However, if I try xrdb -cpp '/lib/cpp -traditional'-merge .Xresources this works just fine (???). But, after this, there is something really strange. If, after issuing the last command, I issue a new xrdb -merge .Xresources it works fine (!!!). Summarizing, xrdb fails when I use it for the first time, but after specifying the C preprocessor's path once, it starts working correctly. Any ideas of what may be happening? M. S. ------------ Martin A. Soto J. Profesor Departamento de Ingenieria de Sistemas y Computacion Universidad de los Andes [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]