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From: sweetmr@SCT60A.SUNYCT.EDU (michael sweet)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re: Xneko problem on SGI?
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Date: 25 Jun 91 14:44:23 GMT
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> We just installed the X-windows development toolkit from SGI,
> and try to run some X applications.  One of the first to fail
> in a weird way is Xneko.  The window appears briefly, then
> disappears, and the program exits with the message 'Alarm clock'.

I've have the same problem with Xtrek, but have yet to solve it.  I
*think* it is an incompatibility between BSD UNIX and IRIX, but I'm
not sure.  I've have similar problems getting The Broken Throne going;
it uses sockets (like Xtrek) and fails with the same error...

 -Mike