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Re: Using a font server with X-Win32
- To: M dot H dot M dot Michels at kub dot nl
- Subject: Re: Using a font server with X-Win32
- From: GNU Win32 <gnuwin32 at niteroi dot gsfc dot nasa dot gov>
- Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 13:57:34 -0400 (EDT)
- Cc: gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
Dear Tijs,
>
> Since Release 6, Xfs, the default X11 font server, is able
> to handle Type 1 outline fonts (.PFA / .PFB). Using Sergey's
> patches for X11R6.4 Xfs builds just fine with Cygwin32.
>
xfs.exe is also included in our X11R6.3 distribution.
[snip]
>
> However, when I enter
>
> bash$ xfs -port 7100 &
>
> and next start X-Win32, Xfs core dumps complaining about a
> STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION and X-Win32, understandably, fails
> to come up.
Yep, I get the same with the X11R6.3 compiled xfs.exe.
> Why does Xfs core dump? It seems that Xfs reads
> /usr/X11R6.4/lib/X11/fs/config just fine, for when I enter
> some deliberate nonsense in this configuration file Xfs
> complains just like it should and gracefully bails out. The
> fact that Xfs core dumps suggests to me that some
> connection is made. So what is wrong?
>
Sorry, but I am clueless. At this point the only thing I can suggest is to
rebuild xfs.exe with "-g" and go for it with gdb.
--
Arlindo da Silva
dasilva@alum.mit.edu
http://dao.gsfc.nasa.gov/software/grads/win32/X11R6.3
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