Yep, It is an X problem. Does the following work?
if os.fork():
import gtk
print "parent"
else:
import gtk
print "child"
That way two X connections are established -- one for each process. If
you only need to use GTK for one process, only import it there.
James Henstridge.
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On Mon, 30 Nov 1998, Martin Preishuber wrote:
> Re,
>
> > Surely you must be able to fork in a GTK program, since this is used in
> > the GNOME libraries for things like scores, program loading and other
> > things (the best example being the panel, where fork'ing and exec'ing are
> > its main job.
>
> ok, fine
>
> > Do you know which process is dieing? Also, what happens if you run your
> > script like this:
> >
> > $ gdb python
> > (gdb copyright message)
> > gdb> run scriptname.py
> >
> > Which of the two processes dies? If the main process dies, could you try
> > doing a backtrace (with the bt command under gdb), and see if it gives any
> > clues.
>
> I've attached the test script I'm using (fork.py):
>
> - The script works without the "import gtk" line
> - Including the "import gtk" line I get the following error:
>
> Gdk-Message: locale not supported by C library
> parentpid: 4348
> childpid: 4349
> Gdk-Message:
> ** ERROR **: sigpipe caught
>
> - Running it through gdb:
>
> (gdb) run fork.py
> Starting program: /usr/local/bin/python fork.py
> Gdk-Message: locale not supported by C library
> childpid: 4354
> parentpid: 4351
>
> Program received signal SIGPIPE, Broken pipe.
> 0x40096744 in __write ()
> (gdb) info program
> Using the running image of child Pid 4351.
> Program stopped at 0x40096744.
> It stopped with signal SIGPIPE, Broken pipe.
> (gdb) bt
> #0 0x40096744 in __write ()
> #1 0x402f8c84 in __DTOR_END__ ()
> #2 0x402aace9 in _X11TransWrite ()
> #3 0x40291cd8 in _XFlushInt ()
> #4 0x40292fe2 in _XReply ()
> #5 0x4028f129 in XSync ()
> #6 0x40278bd9 in XCloseDisplay ()
> #7 0x4021c586 in gdk_exit_func () at gdk.c:3048
> #8 0x4004a6f5 in exit (status=0) at exit.c:55
>
> Hope this helps somehow ...
>
> Martin
>
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