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From: chan@hpfcmgw.HP.COM (Chan Benson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Problems with starbase/X.
Message-ID: <1080087@hpfcmgw.HP.COM>
Date: 11 Oct 89 15:45:10 GMT
References: <1989Oct5.224247.26353@isy.liu.se>
Organization: HP Fort Collins, CO
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> Dear netland,
> we are using X windows and try to use starbase on a window but run into
> severe problems:
> Why do the starbase call gopen() in, seemingly, randomness sometimes fail,
> sometimes succeed when used with X-windows?
> Our call is
> gopen(device_string, OUTDEV, "hp98550") 
> and the program is linked with -ldd98550.
> The error message is
> "starbase error 3: device kind is not supported for the specified
> device"
> 
> But the call works beautiful sometimes ??

I don't know know for sure, but gopen takes four arguments, not just three 
(the fourth one being mode). I suspect that on the times that it fails 
there is junk on the stack that is an invalid mode for your device.


			-- Chan Benson
			HP Fort Collins