Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!newstop!sun!turnpike!argv From: argv%turnpike@Sun.COM (Dan Heller) Newsgroups: comp.windows.x Subject: Re: Some O'Reilly Xt Programs Core Dump Message-ID: <133317@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> Date: 22 Mar 90 08:27:11 GMT References: <3901@trwind.UUCP> Sender: news@sun.Eng.Sun.COM Reply-To: argv@sun.UUCP (Dan Heller) Lines: 40 In article <3901@trwind.UUCP> simpson@saturn.ind.trw.com (Scott Simpson) writes: > SPARCstation 1, SunOS 4.0.3c, X11 R4 > None of the O'Reilly xbitmap programs that come with the X11 R4 distribution > work. They all core dump. The reason they core dump is that you need... ... > I don't see how this program ever worked, unless the semantics of the > bitmap editor widget changed. I originally wrote this program under R3 and Adrian converted it later for some of the possible R4 changes. Obviously, some were missed. A general thing to keep in mind is that the book was written when R3 was alive and kicking. It was -before- R4 did the book actually attempt to integrate some of the proposed R4 changes. Whenever you buy third party documentation on software that is so new, you have to expect that there are going to be some problems. Your alternative is to wait till the authors get up to speed with the new software so they can write a flawless book :-). My point is that you should take some of the bugs with a grain of salt -- please continue to report bugs and all that. But don't make assumptions that buggy programs were written and not tested before they are printed. Believe me, they are tested extensively several times on various platforms *using the currently available software* for verification. As for this particular bug, I am not familiar with it, since I haven't seen the latest stuff. Of course, the standard disclaimer is that "production" may have accidentally affected some text before going to print. For further info on this, see your astrologer. dan ----------------------------------------------------------- O'Reilly && Associates argv@sun.com / argv@ora.com 632 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol, CA 95472 800-338-NUTS, in CA: 800-533-NUTS, FAX 707-829-0104 Opinions expressed reflect those of the author only.