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From: kit@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris D. Peterson)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Xtoolkit problems?
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Date: 28 Mar 89 20:20:37 GMT
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> For example, xmh dumps core with a seqmentation fault when it tries
> to highlight command buttons.  This seems to happen more often when running
> twm.  Other applications exhibit the same behavior.  dbx stack trace shows
> it performing a malloc when it dies.  Is there something wrong with Sequent's
> malloc, the toolkit, or something else?  Any thoughts would be greatly 
> appreciated.

Perhaps your system is not handling out of memory problems correctly.  I
have never heard of, nor seen this particular problem with xmh from
anyone else.  Suggesting that it is not MIT's Fault, although that is always
a possibility.  Has anyone else noticed this type of behavior.

						Chris D. Peterson     
						MIT X Consortium /
						Project Athena 

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