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From: fons@nat.vu.nl (Fons Ullings)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: OW2.0 shelltool with 'csh'
Message-ID: <1991Apr12.124348.27478@nat.vu.nl>
Date: 12 Apr 91 12:43:48 GMT
Sender: fons@nat.vu.nl (Fons Ullings)
Organization: Fac. Natuurkunde en Sterrenkunde, VU, Amsterdam
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hi

I am pretty sure that this has been asked before, but I
do have some conflict with OpenWindows 2.0 'shelltool' and SunOS4.1.1
initiated from 'xdm' on a X-terminal.

if I use '/bin/csh' as my default shell, that 'csh' is getting
in a stopped mode someway and in the 'xdm' errlog displays:

ttysw-TIOCSPGRP: Interrupted system call

my '$HOME/.xsession' file looks like:

#! /bin/sh
#
xrdb $HOME/.Xdefaults           # Load Users X11 resource database
mailtool -Wp 0 668 -Ws 589 178 -WP 911 3 -Wi  &
clock -Wp 786 0 -Ws 74 90 -WP 393 833 +Wi   &
shelltool -Wp 0 0 -Ws 591 120 -WP 5 8 &
olwm -3                         # OpenLook Window Manager

when I define my defaults shell as '/bin/sh', everything works just fine...
if I use 'xterm' it is working with the 'csh' too !, and if I initiate
a 'shelltool' from such a 'xterm' session it works ok.

Many thanks if you could mail me some help !

Fons Ullings
de Vrije Universiteit, Physics Lab, Amsterdam

email: fons@nat.vu.nl