Re: Xm/Xt auto-import linking issues

[Marc Vaillant <marc at jhu dot edu>]

> 
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm trying to build xmbase-grok (http://www.bitrot.de/grok.html).  It
> > successfully compiles but crashes when I click most buttons.  I'm
> > wondering if these problems might be related to the various Xm/Xt
> > auto-import linking messages that I receive, as shown below.
> 
> No, those are informational only.
> 
> > Archived messages suggest that X11 and/or binutils are not up to date.
> 
> No, this is due to the current lesstif release not using the proper DLL
> import/export decorations in its headers, thus relying on binutils to do
> the right 'nix like thing.
> 
> Could you give the test version of lesstif a try and report back please?
> I keep meaning to roll it into a current one but hadn't yet found the
> time.

Thanks for your help Brian.  I tried lesstif 0.94.4-1 and it's better
but still very buggy.  In particular, it always crashes the second
time I access a menu.  Below is a gdb backtrace for this crash

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x6b1491f2 in cygXm-2!_XmDispatchGadgetInput () from /usr/X11R6/bin/cygXm-2.dll
(gdb) bt
#0  0x6b1491f2 in cygXm-2!_XmDispatchGadgetInput () from /usr/X11R6/bin/cygXm-2.dll
#1  0x6b160a17 in cygXm-2!_XmParentProcess () from /usr/X11R6/bin/cygXm-2.dll
#2  0x0053dfa3 in cygXt-6!XtDispatchEventToWidget () from /usr/X11R6/bin/cygXt-6.dll
#3  0x0053e897 in cygXt-6!_XtOnGrabList () from /usr/X11R6/bin/cygXt-6.dll
#4  0x0053ebaf in cygXt-6!XtDispatchEvent () from /usr/X11R6/bin/cygXt-6.dll
#5  0x0053f024 in cygXt-6!XtAppMainLoop () from /usr/X11R6/bin/cygXt-6.dll
#6  0x004019f1 in main (argc=2, argv=0x100e0150) at main.c:226

> 
> Volunteer Lesstif maintainer...

Marc

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