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From: x-window@uni-paderborn.de (X-Window (TARGON/SUN))
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: SUN4 frustrations! (core dump....)
Summary: Use cc to compile the server
Message-ID: <X-WINDOW.90May3210706@baldur.uni-paderborn.de>
Date: 3 May 90 20:07:06 GMT
References: <4507@uceng.UC.EDU>
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In-Reply-To: schriste@uceng.UC.EDU's message of 23 Apr 90 19:12:13 GMT

In article <4507@uceng.UC.EDU> schriste@uceng.UC.EDU (Steven V. Christensen) writes:

   AAARRRRGGGGHHH!!!

   After getting the X11R4 release, complete with fixes 1-11, I tried
   to compile it for my SparcStation 4.0.3.

   Hurrah! Everything compiled!

   I typed "xinit", and great!! I got the grey screen and X cursor, along with
   the xterm window.

   I tried the TMW manager, and there my joys ended. I got:

   xinit:  connection to X server lost.

   and the world shut down (i.e. I was logged off).

[...]

   I know zilch about the Xsun code; could someone please tell me
   what I can do to fix this?

When I compiled X11R4 the first time on a Sparc with gcc, I had
exactly the same problem. Even if I only tried to start xlogo, the
server crashed.  I don't know the real reason for the problem, but I
fixed it by saying

#define ServerCcCmd cc
#define ServerCDebugFlags -O

in mit/config/site.def  (and another make World :-)). I tried gcc
without optimization and gcc -g too, but with the same bad results.
With cc we had no problems with the server. On our Sun 3/50's is it
possible to use gcc without any problem. 

If anyone knows, how to use gcc for compiling the server, please let
me know.
	
Thanks, Swen

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Swen Th"ummler
X-Window Betreuung
Universit"at Paderborn
swen@informatik.uni-paderborn.de