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From: peter_colby@viewlogic.COM
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: window manager swapping (was Re: Another R5 wish)
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Date: 25 Sep 90 12:05:35 GMT
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	W.R.T the "sticky bit", I'm sure I won't be the only person
to say this but the sticky bit says to keep the "swap image" around
when the last user exits the program. This has nothing to to with
physical memory. twm will STILL GET SWAPPED OUT when the system needs
memory for another process. What will happen is that when you exit
from X (via killing twm usually), twm will stay in swap waiting for
you to start it up again - not a very desireable outcome on a
system with one display. I'm not sure but you may have to reboot the
system to get a "sticky" program out of swap.
	Peter C