Subject: Re: twm coredumps? [was Re: 2 much 2 list 4-free]
To: None <port-pmax@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Bill Harris <billh@airmail.net>
List: port-pmax
Date: 02/24/1998 15:28:29
Jonathan Stone wrote:
> >obNetBSD: is 1.3.1 going to have a recompiled mono server and / or window
> >managers? twm crashes reliably, and even the fvwm I compiled myself does
> >the same...
>
> Uh, oh. Is this on the PMAG-AA again?
>
> twm works okay for me on a CFB, but then I've barely changed my twmrc
> (other than changing hostnames) since I upgraded from awm.
>
> Could you provide some more details? The framebuffer hardware,
> what clients you're using, what the screen looks like, etc?
>
> We really need either a coredump to debug with gdb -- a stack
> traceback from twm.core would be nice, ack, symbols -- or to be able
> to reproduce the crash.
>
> If you can get sonme of those together, please send a PR.
I have the same problem if I start the session with xdm. fvwm crashes
reliably with a nice core in my home directory. Works fine if I run
manually. BTW, this is on my NCD xterm, the 5000 has no graphics card.
Bill