Re: XtMakeGeometry errors resolved [UPDATE]
On Mon, 16 Oct 2000 01:50:57 -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > I talked to Keith Packard about this at ALS. > He says this is definitely a specification violation. It may be that > Athena can be recoded to fix it, however, as I understand it, since most > programs don't subclass the Athena widgets. I have the XtMakeGeometry errors with xf86cfg too (when trying to change the keyboard type). Isn't xf86cfg contained in the XFree86 upstream sources? If so, it's definitely a problem in the XFree86 sources directly. -jr -- Dr. Johannes Reisinger V4 System SW Engineering Manager FREQUENTIS A-1120 Vienna, Wolfganggasse 58-60 http://www.frequentis.com Tel: +43/1/81150-2329, Fax -2399 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: XtMakeGeometry errors resolved [UPDATE]
On Mon, 16 Oct 2000 01:50:57 -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > I talked to Keith Packard about this at ALS. > He says this is definitely a specification violation. It may be that > Athena can be recoded to fix it, however, as I understand it, since most > programs don't subclass the Athena widgets. I have the XtMakeGeometry errors with xf86cfg too (when trying to change the keyboard type). Isn't xf86cfg contained in the XFree86 upstream sources? If so, it's definitely a problem in the XFree86 sources directly. -jr -- Dr. Johannes Reisinger V4 System SW Engineering Manager FREQUENTIS A-1120 Vienna, Wolfganggasse 58-60 http://www.frequentis.com Tel: +43/1/81150-2329, Fax -2399 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
re: XtMakeGeometry errors resolved [UPDATE]
> On Sat, Oct 14, 2000 at 05:53:29PM -0500, Derek J Witt wrote: > > Hi, all. I figured out a way to resolve the "parent not composite" errors > > I've been getting from the xaw packages. I tried running apt-get to > > install X from the phase2 debbies. Of course, I started getting the > > error. > I talked to Keith Packard about this at ALS. > He says this is definitely a specification violation. It may be that > Athena can be recoded to fix it, however, as I understand it, since most > programs don't subclass the Athena widgets. and unfortunately not only anthena programms suffer, ie. netscape breaks too (try dragging a link from one netscape window to another, normaly the link would be opend in the new window but now netscape just quits.. - it doesn´t show the message, but a strace shows that it tried to display the error message) i guess the most programms which trigger XtMakeGeometry errors like gv, etc could fixed (easyly or not..) but for netscape i wouldn't hold breath :( -- Jens Hoffmann
re: XtMakeGeometry errors resolved [UPDATE]
> On Sat, Oct 14, 2000 at 05:53:29PM -0500, Derek J Witt wrote: > > Hi, all. I figured out a way to resolve the "parent not composite" errors > > I've been getting from the xaw packages. I tried running apt-get to > > install X from the phase2 debbies. Of course, I started getting the > > error. > I talked to Keith Packard about this at ALS. > He says this is definitely a specification violation. It may be that > Athena can be recoded to fix it, however, as I understand it, since most > programs don't subclass the Athena widgets. and unfortunately not only anthena programms suffer, ie. netscape breaks too (try dragging a link from one netscape window to another, normaly the link would be opend in the new window but now netscape just quits.. - it doesn´t show the message, but a strace shows that it tried to display the error message) i guess the most programms which trigger XtMakeGeometry errors like gv, etc could fixed (easyly or not..) but for netscape i wouldn't hold breath :( -- Jens Hoffmann -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: XtMakeGeometry errors resolved
I tried overwriting the libXt.so.6.0 file from the Xbin.tgz archive, and that did resolve my XtMakeGeometry errors. Thanks for that wonderful suggestion. :-) -- Derek J Witt, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: XtMakeGeometry errors resolved
I tried overwriting the libXt.so.6.0 file from the Xbin.tgz archive, and that did resolve my XtMakeGeometry errors. Thanks for that wonderful suggestion. :-) -- Derek J Witt, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: XtMakeGeometry errors resolved
I downloaded the 4.0.1 binaries from ftp.xfree86.org/pub/Xfree86/current/binaries/Linux-ix86-glibc21. -- Derek J Witt, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: XtMakeGeometry errors resolved
Ah, ok. that makes sense. I'll run the upgrade and try replacing that nasty little file. -- Derek Witt, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: XtMakeGeometry errors resolved
Derek J Witt writes: > Hi, all. I figured out a way to resolve the "parent not composite" errors > I've been getting from the xaw packages. I tried running apt-get to > install X from the phase2 debbies. Of course, I started getting the > error. > > But, I then downloaded the Linux-ix86-glibc21 tar files from > ftp.xfre86.org. After overwriting the debianized X with the tar files (via > Xinstall.sh), I no longer get the errors. All debian config files are > preserved and working like a charm. Now, the xaw libraries are behaving > just fine. Um, are these just out of date binaries? What is the status of the actual code in CVS? -- There is no TRUTH. There is no REALITY. There is no CONSISTENCY. There are no ABSOLUTE STATEMENTS. I'm very probably wrong. -- BSD fortune(6)
Re: XtMakeGeometry errors resolved
Derek J Witt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, all. I figured out a way to resolve the "parent not composite" errors > I've been getting from the xaw packages. [...] > After overwriting the debianized X with the tar files (via > Xinstall.sh), I no longer get the errors. Actually, you only need to pull out libXt.so.6.0 from the Xbin.tgz file and replace it for the current broken version to fix the XtMakeGeometry problem. That is much less intrusive that overwriting the entire X setup. -- Echelon bait: NWO Mena NSA cracking NORAD Vince Foster Kibo PLO JFK Noriega Ortega AK-47 Ft. Meade Ruby Ridge FBI
Re: XtMakeGeometry errors resolved
I downloaded the 4.0.1 binaries from ftp.xfree86.org/pub/Xfree86/current/binaries/Linux-ix86-glibc21. -- Derek J Witt, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: XtMakeGeometry errors resolved
Ah, ok. that makes sense. I'll run the upgrade and try replacing that nasty little file. -- Derek Witt, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: XtMakeGeometry errors resolved
Derek J Witt writes: > Hi, all. I figured out a way to resolve the "parent not composite" errors > I've been getting from the xaw packages. I tried running apt-get to > install X from the phase2 debbies. Of course, I started getting the > error. > > But, I then downloaded the Linux-ix86-glibc21 tar files from > ftp.xfre86.org. After overwriting the debianized X with the tar files (via > Xinstall.sh), I no longer get the errors. All debian config files are > preserved and working like a charm. Now, the xaw libraries are behaving > just fine. Um, are these just out of date binaries? What is the status of the actual code in CVS? -- There is no TRUTH. There is no REALITY. There is no CONSISTENCY. There are no ABSOLUTE STATEMENTS. I'm very probably wrong. -- BSD fortune(6) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: XtMakeGeometry errors resolved
Derek J Witt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, all. I figured out a way to resolve the "parent not composite" errors > I've been getting from the xaw packages. [...] > After overwriting the debianized X with the tar files (via > Xinstall.sh), I no longer get the errors. Actually, you only need to pull out libXt.so.6.0 from the Xbin.tgz file and replace it for the current broken version to fix the XtMakeGeometry problem. That is much less intrusive that overwriting the entire X setup. -- Echelon bait: NWO Mena NSA cracking NORAD Vince Foster Kibo PLO JFK Noriega Ortega AK-47 Ft. Meade Ruby Ridge FBI -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
