[comp.windows.x] problems with trying to bring up clx on a TI Explorer

Paul.Erion@H.GP.CS.CMU.EDU (05/19/89)

I'm having problems bringing up "clx" on the Explorer.

Disclaimer:
	I make no pretense as to my knowing what I'm doing.

Background:
	running 4.1
	ftp'ed the latest version (clx.tar.Z) from ucbarpa.berkeley.edu
	set up the ".translations" and ".system" files


So far there are two problems:
  (a)  during the "make-system" I receive the following error

	Compiling CLX: CLX; MANAGER.LISP#>
	<< While compiling WM-SIZE-HINTS-WIN-GRAVITY >>
	 Undefined type specifier WIN_GRAVITY in (OR NULL WIN_GRAVITY)
	<< While compiling ENCODE-WM-SIZE-HINTS >>
	 Undefined type specifier WIN_GRAVITY in (OR NULL WIN_GRAVITY)
	 Undefined type specifier WIN_GRAVITY in (OR NULL WIN_GRAVITY) - #1

  (b)  if I ignore the above problem and try to run the "hello-world"
     [i.e., (hello-world "lm")] demo supplied in the PUBLIC directory,
     I get this error

	>>Error: connection reset
	While in the function IP::HANDLER-SYN-SENT  IP::PROCESS-RECEIVE-Q
	IP::DRIVE-CONNECTION
	
	Debugger entered while in the following function:
	
	IP::HANDLER-SYN-SENT (P.C. = 128)

     This appears to be coming from the "open-display" function.

Any pointers as to what I (or the system) may be doing wrong would be
greatly appreciated.

					thanks,
						paul

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cerys@BBN.COM (Dan Cerys) (05/19/89)

     (b)  if I ignore the above problem and try to run the "hello-world"
	[i.e., (hello-world "lm")] demo supplied in the PUBLIC directory,
	I get this error

Paul, 

Doing this assumes that you have an X Server running on your local
Explorer.  I'd bet this isn't the case, since I don't think TI has
delivered (nor announced) the server as a product yet.

The way that most of us use CLX on an TI-Explorer/Symbolics is to run the
server on a unix box (hopefully with its console next to you) and start
CLX-based applications up on the LISPM and display them on the unix
machine.  

Dan

jdi@franz.UUCP (John Irwin) (05/20/89)

Your message:

    ...
    I'm having problems bringing up "clx" on the Explorer.
    ...

      (a)  during the "make-system" I receive the following error

    	Compiling CLX: CLX; MANAGER.LISP#>
    	<< While compiling WM-SIZE-HINTS-WIN-GRAVITY >>
    	 Undefined type specifier WIN_GRAVITY in (OR NULL WIN_GRAVITY)
    	<< While compiling ENCODE-WM-SIZE-HINTS >>
    	 Undefined type specifier WIN_GRAVITY in (OR NULL WIN_GRAVITY)
    	 Undefined type specifier WIN_GRAVITY in (OR NULL WIN_GRAVITY) - #1
	 ...

--------

This is a small bug in the May Day CLX that will be fixed in the next release
(probably Memorial day or some interesting day in June).

The fix is simple -- just change the instance of "win_gravity" in manager.cl
to "win-gravity".

	-- John Irwin
	   jdi@franz.com

lauren@CSC-LONS.AF.MIL (Lauren Cianflone) (05/25/89)

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Stenger@tilde (Dan Stenger) (06/01/89)

In article <8905191437.AA01553@expo.lcs.mit.edu> you write:
 >      (b)  if I ignore the above problem and try to run the "hello-world"
 > 	[i.e., (hello-world "lm")] demo supplied in the PUBLIC directory,
 > 	I get this error
 > 
 > Doing this assumes that you have an X Server running on your local
 > Explorer.  I'd bet this isn't the case, since I don't think TI has
 > delivered (nor announced) the server as a product yet.

That is correct.  TI has not delivered the Explorer X server yet.  It is
currently in the last stages of beta-test and will be delivered as a fully
supported Explorer product in the near future.

	Dan Stenger
	Texas Instruments
	Computer Science Center
	stenger@csc.ti.com