Re: Xm/Xt auto-import linking issues

[Marc Vaillant <marc at jhu dot edu>]

> > > > > > I'm trying to build xmbase-grok (http://www.bitrot.de/grok.html).  It
> > > > > > successfully compiles but crashes when I click most buttons.
> > > > >
> > > > > Could you give the test version of lesstif a try and report back please?
> > > >
> > > > 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.
> > >
> > > Steps to reproduce, please?  I just built grok after much fuddling with
> > > errno and can not reproduce.  I know nothing of how to use it, though.
> > > All menu options seem to work even with current released lesstif
> > > (0.92.94-2).
> >
> > The problems seem to be somewhat different depending on the lesstif
> > version.  With 0.92.94-2, menu selection seems to be fine but buttons
> > are not:  select the first database (biblio) under the Database menu.
> > Now click on any of the buttons labeled A-Z.  This always produces a
> > crash for me.  With 0.94.4-1, select the phone2 database under the
> > Database menu.  Now try to select another database.  You may have to
> > repeat once more to get a crash.
> 
> Ok, I can reproduce this now.  I haven't had much time to work on it yet,
> but my initial impression is that it is an upstream LessTif issue.
> 
> Would you consider filing a bug with lesstif.sourceforge.net?  If not,
> I'll try to follow up as time permits.
> 
> LessTif is not very actively maintained anymore, though :-(.

Hi Brian,

I checked with the author of the software to find out if he was aware
of similar problems using xmbase-grok with lesstif.  Below is his
response:

   That code is a little unusual - the pulldown is built when it
   is drawn, to make sure it's always up to date. I am afraid I
   can't reproduce the problem because I have neither Windows nor
   Cygwin. I don't think Lesstif is the problem because I use that
   every day.

Thanks,
Marc

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