Re: How to work in GNUStep?

[Dennis Leeuw]

Just for testing sake:
remove .xinitrc file and run:
/usr/GNUstep/System/Makefiles/GNUstep-reset.sh
source /usr/GNUstep/System/Makefiles/GNUstep.sh
openapp GWorkspace.app

Dennis


Jatin Nansi wrote:

> Hi Max / Dennis,
>
> Actually it is not a shell problem.
>
> i am just not able to understand why every single gnustep app
> gives me one error ie:
>
> Apr 05 19:01:46 GWorkspace[2879] NSApplication.m:192  Assertion failed in
> initialize_gnustep_backend.  Unable to load backend, aborting
> Uncaught exception NSInternalInconsistencyException, reason:
> NSApplication.m:192  Assertion failed in initialize_gnustep_backend.  Unable
> to load backend, aborting
>
> i am sure that i run the env init script (GNUstep.sh). and i am positive i
> followed every step in the install guides.
>
> i am doing this on a suse 7.3.
>
> Versions:
> GNU Make version 3.79.1
> GNU ld 2.11.90.0.29
> iconv (GNU libc) 2.2.4
> gcc --version: 3.0.4
> ffcall: ffcall-1.8d
> gmp: 3.1.1
> Guile 1.4
> OpenSSL 0.9.6b [engine] 9 Jul 2001
> LIBTIFF, Version 3.5.5
> libxml: 2.4.3
> DGS: not installed.
>
> GNUStep: Latest from ftp.openstep.org (20020405).
>
> Thing is everything is installed beautifully, not 1 error.
> i am thinking that maybe my xinitrc (as per the guide, the link for
> which doesn't work/i got my copy after googling from gnustep.net)
> is incorrect, but i verified that it works ok.
> another thing is that the gdnc and gpbs binaries register themselves
> with the gdomap after appending the hostname.
> so when i do gdomap -L GDNCServer , i get zilch,
> but gdomap -L GDNCServer-jatinnansi finds the service/daemon (which1?).
>
> it may also be that the ~/.xinitrc does something wrong. So could u
> send me a working copy?
>
> is there any other binary i am to run (other than gdomap, gdnc and
> gpbs)? something that inits the backend?
>
> Other than that and after already compiling twice,
> i m running out of ideas.
>
> I am also attaching the ~/.xinitrc if it helps,
>
> Thanks
>
> Jatin
>
> On Friday 05 April 2002 18:05, Dennis Leeuw wrote:
> > This morning I did a clean CVS install from GNUstep and GWorkspace and it
> > all works fine.
> > I used my own build guide http://www.made-it.com/GNUstep/Build
> >
> > Could you indicate what is different from the description(s) given in the
> > Guide on your system?
> > BTW I use Debian Woody
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > Dennis Leeuw
> >
> > Jatin Nansi wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am using bash2. I am still facing the problem. whenever i do
> > >
> > > jatin@jatinnansi:/misc2/jatin/> openapp GWorkspace.app
> > >
> > > i get:
> > >
> > > Apr 05 18:15:40 GWorkspace[1233] NSApplication.m:192  Assertion failed in
> > > initialize_gnustep_backend.  Unable to load backend, aborting
> > > Uncaught exception NSInternalInconsistencyException, reason:
> > > NSApplication.m:192  Assertion failed in initialize_gnustep_backend.
> > > Unable to load backend, aborting
> > >
> > > so how do i init the backend?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Jatin
> > >
> > > On Friday 05 April 2002 17:41, M. Grabert wrote:
> > > > On Fri, 5 Apr 2002, Jatin Nansi wrote:
> > > > > On Thursday 04 April 2002 20:11, Luis Garcia Alanis wrote:
> > > > > > Have you loaded your GNUstep env?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Example
> > > > > > . /usr/local/GNUstep/System/Makefiles/GNUstep.sh
> > > > > >
> > > > > > and do not tyr openapp GWorkspace try openapp GWorkspace.app
> > > > > > instead
> > > >
> > > > And use csh, tcsh, sh or bash to load GNUstep.(c)sh.
> > > >
> > > > At least zsh-4.0.4 fails to set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH right
> > > > (on my debian system). In $GNUSTEP_MAKEFILES/ld_lib_path.sh
> > > > the variable IFS is not handled correctly (or just ignored).
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > greetings max
> > > >
> > > >
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