RE: xterm crashes

["Suhaib Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi at inspirepharm dot com>]

> Is there a place where I can find info about the
> difference?
> Which one should I use for Xfree?

You need Cygwin1.dll from Cygwin 1.1.2 or Cygwin1.dll from 
Cygwin Development snapshots of July 17th.

Check http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin

> 
> I'm using Netscape on a Linux box, since 2 years
> now, this problem is new for me.
> 
>  X-Mailer:  Mozilla 4.61 [en] (X11; I; Linux 2.2.5 i686)
> 
> And be sure I had have very often mail exchange with
> persons using Microsoft Outlook, but never this problem....
> 
> Ronald
> 
> 
> 
> Suhaib Siddiqi wrote:
> > 
> > ouch, you relly need to know what B20.1 and Cygwin 1.1.2 are 
> and how they
> > differ.
> > 
> > Reply only to the mailing list please.  And BTW what kind of 
> software are
> > you using for mail?
> > 
> > --->  rkkk@inspire.inspirepharm.com
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ what the hell is that?  If I see
> > my domain name again in your FROM: field I will cut your entire
> > NetBlock off from my netwrok.   Be carefull!!!!
> > 
> > Suhaib
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: rkkk@inspire.inspirepharm.com
> > > [mailto:rkkk@inspire.inspirepharm.com]On Behalf Of Ronald Kukuck
> > > Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 2:53 PM
> > > To: Suhaib Siddiqi
> > > Subject: Re: xterm crashes
> > >
> > >
> > > I tried B20.1 and also that one out of the
> > >
> > > "cygwin-1.1.2.tar"
> > >
> > > should I use the B20?? By using this one I'm running
> > > in trouble if I have directories with spaces in the
> > > path env. variable.
> > >
> > > Ronald
> > >
> > > PS.: This is the first time I'm working with mailing
> > >      lists, have I to reply to you or to the mailing
> > >      list?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Suhaib Siddiqi wrote:
> > > >
> > > > and which version of Cygwin1.dll?  I hope not B20.1???
> > > >
> > > > Suhaib
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: cygwin-xfree-owner@sources.redhat.com
> > > > > [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@sources.redhat.com]On Behalf Of
> > > Ronald Kukuck
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 2:37 PM
> > > > > To: cygwin-xfree@sourceware.cygnus.com
> > > > > Subject: xterm crashes
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm using NT4.0 and an Exceed X-Server and I tried
> > > > > to get the xterm out of Xfree to work.
> > > > > Before I used the xterm out of B20 but this had
> > > > > some problems and my big hope was the xterm out of
> > > > > Xfree.
> > > > > I copied the xterm.exe on my NT box, at the first
> > > > > start i got the message that libXpm.dll was missing,
> > > > > so I copied the libXpm.dll out of the Xfree DLLs to
> > > > > my NT box and the xterm started.
> > > > > But after copying also the libX11.dll, libXext.dll,
> > > > > libSM.dll and libICE.dll from Xfree to my NT box the
> > > > > xterm give me the error message:
> > > > >
> > > > >    0 [main] xterm 1065 handle_exception:
> > > > > Execption:STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION
> > > > >  914 [main] xterm 1065 stackdump: Dumping.......
> > > > >
> > > > > If I start the xterm out the B20 with this DLL configuration,
> > > > > it starts up.
> > > > >
> > > > > Here comes my second problem and the reason why I updated also
> > > > > the other DLLs.
> > > > > I have ported a Unix app. to NT which is using the X-lib only,
> > > > > no other X libs. I used the Exceed dev. kit and got it running.
> > > > > Now I wanted to link it against the libX11.a from Xfree.
> > > > > I changed the include paths and library paths (I'm using VC++6.0)
> > > > > and got a successful link.
> > > > > But starting the app. I got:
> > > > >
> > > > >   User breakpoint called from code at 0x1406560
> > > > >
> > > > > and then it crashes. It gives me the error messages after
> > > > > jumping in the call to XOpenDisplay. The string for the display
> > > > > is OK, also changing the display to my Linux box has the same
> > > > > result. It gives the same message with the DLLs out of 
> B20 and Xfree.
> > > > > If I link it against the libX11.a out of B20 I got a signal
> > > 11 (SIGSEGV)
> > > > > on the same place.
> > > > >
> > > > > What do I make wrong ?
> > > > > Any ideas?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > >
> > > > > Ronald Kukuck