uucigj@swbatl.UUCP (3531) (10/24/89)
I have just gotten X11R3 running on my new Sparcstation and seem to be
having some problems with applications that use buttons. Every time I move
the mouse over the location of a button that application dies with either
a memory fault or a segmentation violation. Now, I am assuming that the
problem lies in the buttons but I could be wrong. Of all the clients that
are provided with the base release of X (that I received) every thing
works ok except those with buttons. For example the xclipboard, the button
at the top that says "quit" , when I move the arrow all around the window
it is fine. But, when I move it over the button to quit I get: Memory
fault(coredump). Background: Sparcstation 1, 8 meg memory, 19'' mono
monitor, 357 meg hard drive, running X with twm and 3 xterms, xclock and
xphoon. I have taken it down to just running X and I get the same thing
(for what it matters). I am a greenhorn on X and the Sun so it could be
something I have done in compiling (something I left out) but I can't seem
to find the answer. If anyone might have an idea I would appreciate some
guidance.
Gregg Jensen
----------------------------------------------------------------------
These opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect my companies.
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Send E-MAIL to the following address...
...!uunet!swbatl!uucigj
---------------------------------------------------------------------- macphed@dvinci.usask.ca (Ian MacPhedran) (10/26/89)
From article <894@swbatl.UUCP>, by uucigj@swbatl.UUCP (3531): > > > I have just gotten X11R3 running on my new Sparcstation and seem to be > having some problems with applications that use buttons. Every time I move > the mouse over the location of a button that application dies with either > a memory fault or a segmentation violation. Now, I am assuming that the > problem lies in the buttons but I could be wrong. Of all the clients that > are provided with the base release of X (that I received) every thing > works ok except those with buttons. For example the xclipboard, the button > at the top that says "quit" , when I move the arrow all around the window > it is fine. But, when I move it over the button to quit I get: Memory > fault(coredump). There appears to be problems when compiling the X11R3 distribution under SunOS 4.0.3. (I assume that's what you're running.) Recompile without the -O (optimizer) switch, and these problems will go away. I ran into the same problems and went through a typical application with dbx to find the culprit routines and recompiled them, but I forget which they were exactly. (And I couldn't use xdbx, because it was one of the afflicted programs.) It takes extra time, but it is worth it in the end. Ian. +------------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | Ian MacPhedran | USEnet ..!dvinci!macphed | | Engineering Applications | BITNET MacPhedran@Sask | | Department of Computing Services | macphed@dvinci.usask.ca | | 2B13 Engineering Bldg. | Phone (306) 966-4832 | | University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 0W0 | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+