Re: [Gworkspace-discuss] Window Maker received signal 11

[Enrico Sersale]

On Sun, 3 Nov 2002, Fabien VALLON wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> Peter Olsen (address@hidden) wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > After having installed GWorkspace ver. 0.4.1 Window Maker doesn't work
> > anymore. When I start it up it say that Window Maker received signal 11 and
> > offers me to start an alternativ window manager. I have experienced this
> > particular problem before -Window Maker works fine, but crashes with a
> > signal 11 after having installed GWorkspace-  therefor I think it has
> > something to do with GWorkspace.
>
> We need a Window Manager that is design for GNUstep (and not only a Info
> Panel that claim it is the GNUstep Window Manager :))
>
> Window Maker does't not understand:
> -GNUstep Pastboard
> -GNUstep Bundle
> -dock is not write with AppKit (comming soon here)
> -Clip is not Fiend (coming soon)
> -background is not an NSView that allow to us NSPasteboard
> -It mess with Window levels
> ......
>
> (but it is the best..err less worse of X window Manager for GNUstep :))
>
> I use several patch for Window Maker (one to a better NSMenu Management)
> Window Maker is not well maintain Alfredo & dan are very busy.
> and I have no idea if they plan to be "THE GNUstep Window Manager" (under X)
>
> > Can anyone tell me what causes this error and what I can do to correct it?
>
> I think you need a more recent GNUstep-gui (AppKit) or GNUstep-back
> I think this is fix there.

Also I think so. All the gnustep sources from cvs is the better solution.

> What backend do you use (back-art ?) ?
>
> > I use RedHat 8.0, Window Maker 0.80.1 and GWorkspace 0.4.1 all compiled
> > from sources using gcc 3.2 20020903
>
> Enrico, this is the first mail I received from
> address@hidden ?
> Did you subscribe me ???

Also for me this is the first mail!
I did't know the existence of this list :)

> I think address@hidden should be enough until we don't have lot of
> users... that send feedbacks :)

Agree.