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From: fsfacca@COHO.LERC.NASA.GOV (Tony Facca)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Problem starting X apps without csh
Message-ID: <9102261506.AA03162@coho.lerc.nasa.gov>
Date: 26 Feb 91 15:06:07 GMT
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Here is a wierd one..

When I run with "csh" as my default shell, I can start X applications 
during startup, but when I use "sh" or "tcsh", I can't.  

Background:
 
  OS 3.3.1, various platforms
  
  In /usr/NeWS/lib/user.ps I have the following lines:
       			.
			.
     /basicRestartActions [
        { establishEnvironment }
        { RunConsole }
        { startXsgi }
    ] def
			.
			.
    /RestartActions [ 
    { 
        (-n C_Shell -r1000 -s40x80 -t"$USER  on  `hostname`") forkwsh
        (/usr/bin/X11/xclock -hd blue -bg grey -update 1 \
			     -geometry 145x145 +1095+835 &) forkunix 
        (/usr/bin/X11/xcalendar -geometry 275x185-50-600 &) forkunix
			.
			.

  Under sh, csh and tcsh the forkwsh works, but under sh, and  tcsh, forking 
  the X apps does not work.

  Looking into what may be causing this, I tracked down startXsgi which comes
  from /usr/NeWS/lib/NeWS/init.ps and is simply a call to "xtart -c".  This
  is supposed to, eventually, start up Xsgi.  A "ps -ed" shows that indeed
  Xsgi got started, regardless of what shell I use, one for each shell forked 
  during startup.



So, what can be going on?  Is there some dependence on csh in order to start
X applications from user.ps?

Any ideas would be appreciated. 
 

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