Hi guys. What is the current status of the imlib/libpng/gnome problem?
I believe that Masanori has updated some (all?) gnome packages, but did
they get versioned dependencies on things like libpng and imlib? We
need a strategy to make sure that users have a smooth upgrade, and I'm
not sure what the correct strategy is.
Also, I got mail from someone related to a thread on Fink-beginners, and
there were actually two recent problems with gnome: one being a problem
with icons (which is clearly related to imlib/libpng) and the other
having to do with windows being stuck in the upper left corner. Apparently
until a few weeks ago these windows weren't stuck. Anybody have an ideas
about this one?
Message appended below.
-- Dave
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 00:09:48 -0500
Subject: Fwd: [Fink-beginners] Gnome windows "locked" at 0,0 & Zombies
From: James Gibbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "David R. Morrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi, just thought I'd alert you to this in case you hadn't seen it. I
don't know if you saw or remember, but I was the first to point out the
problem with imlib/libpng/gnome in fink-users (I'm not the creep from
that OS X web site). I had two problems that were fixed by downgrading
to the stable version of imlib. 1. No icons or other images in gnome.
2. All windows appeared in the upper left corner over the gnome menu
bar, so that the title-bar doesn't get drawn and the window can't be
dragged. Well, it appears that problem 2 still exists.
You are the one who fixed the imlib/gnome problem, or should I have
sent this to someone else?
Anyways, thanks for the great work you do.
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Stan Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Sun Jan 26, 2003 11:24:45 PM US/Eastern
> To: James Gibbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: fink-beginners <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [Fink-beginners] Gnome windows "locked" at 0,0 & Zombies
>
> Sorry for the double post- I should have tried the downgrade first.
>
> Downgrading to imlib-1.9.10-9 results in loss of Gnome images- the
> same problem the downgrade corrected prior to the latest round of
> updates. That's not the answer!
>
> Stan
>
> On Sunday, January 26, 2003, at 10:09 PM, James Gibbs wrote:
>
>> Hi Stan, I had this problem a couple of days ago. Downgrading imlib
>> to the stable version fixed it. Then new versions of all the affected
>> gnome parts were released, but for some reason, the problem is back
>> for me again, too. I can't try downgrading imlib now to see if that
>> fixes it because I'm doing a mega-update of KDE stuff.
>>
>> BTW, you can close the windows by left-clicking on them in the panel
>> and selecting "kill app", although there's probably a more polite
>> way, by sending the appropriate kill signal.
>>
>> On Sunday, January 26, 2003, at 10:22 PM, Stan Sanderson wrote:
>>
>>> I posted to the fink-users list, but perhaps the question was too
>>> basic- no one responded. I'm running Apple's X11 and updating from
>>> cvs- see below:
>>>
>>> Package manager version: 0.11.2
>>> Distribution version: 0.5.1.cvs
>>> Mac OS X version: 10.2.3
>>> December 2002 Developer Tools
>>> gcc version: 3.1
>>> make version: 3.79
>>> (Updates done through the terminal using fink update-all)
>>>
>>> Since the most recent round of updates, windows created by Gnome
>>> applications are anchored to the upper left-hand corner (0,0) of the
>>> screen. Furthermore, the ability to resize windows has disappeared.
>>> I realize that by using unstable versions of the software I'm always
>>> running a risk that things won't work, but I was wondering if
>>> someone might have a suggestion as to what might be causing the
>>> problem.
>>>
>>> I was hoping I wasn't the only one experiencing it, but I haven't
>>> seen any other messages on either list (fink-users or
>>> fink-beginners) describing the problem.
>>>
>>> Also, is it expected that when I log out of Gnome and then quit X11,
>>> zombie processes should be reported (Name:X11, User: root, Status:
>>> Zombie) by the Process Viewer?
>>>
>>> The last entry in the Console is:
>>>
>>>
>>> XFree86 Version 4.2.1 / X Window System
>>> (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600)
>>> Release Date: 3 September 2002
>>> If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your hardware is
>>> newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
>>> reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
>>> Operating System: Darwin OSVendor
>>> Using keymapping provided in
>>> /System/Library/Keyboards/USA.keymapping.
>>> PseudoramiX screen 0 added: 1152x768 @ (0,0).
>>> PseudoramiX screen 0 placed at X11 coordinate (0,0).
>>> [DRI] screen 0 installation complete
>>> Screen 0 added: 1152x768 @ (0,0)
>>> ## Component Manager: attempting to find symbols in a component
>>> alias of type (regR/carP/x!bt)
>>> Jan 26 20:39:04 silver-ghost-stans-mac WindowServer[189]:
>>> CGXRemoveTrackingArea : Invalid tracking area
>>>
>>> Jan 26 20:39:44
