msc@ramoth.esd.sgi.com (Mark Callow) (04/11/90)
In article <1990Apr4.175545.8339@alias.uucp>, mark@alias.uucp (Mark Andrews) writes: > We are running Irix 3.2 on a 4D/25G. Occasionally, when we run a graphics > program, we get the errror "Cannot find window slot in shared memory". What > does it mean and what causes it? > > When the message occurs, I have been telling people to quit and restart > 4sight and the problem should disappear! Is this a "solution" or just a > coincidence? > I know of 2 things that cause this message. One is running a program linked with a GT or Personal IRIS GL on a 4D/xxG machine. The second is a bug in subwindow handling in 4Sight whereby it fails to free the window slot when a subwindow is closed. This is fixed in the next release (3.n, where n is probably 3). Restarting 4Sight is indeed a "solution". -- From the TARDIS of Mark Callow msc@ramoth.sgi.com, ...{ames,decwrl}!sgi!msc "There is much virtue in a window. It is to a human being as a frame is to a painting, as a proscenium to a play. It strongly defines its content."