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From: fkittred@bbn.com (Fletcher Kittredge)
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Subject: Re: Emacs 18.54, X11, DISPLAY=unix:0 causes panic
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Date: 24 May 89 21:06:19 GMT
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In article <3987@hemuli.atk.vtt.fi> tml@hemuli.atk.vtt.fi (Tor Lillqvist) writes:
>I compiled GNU Emacs 18.54 with gcc 1.35 on an hp9000/340, with X11.
>When using DISPLAY=unix:0, and HP's X11 server, starting xemacs causes
>a system panic...  DISPLAY=`hostname`:0 works OK.  Does anyone have a
>fix to this?
>-- 
>Tor Lillqvist
>Technical Research Centre of Finland, Computing Services (VTT/ATK)
>tml@hemuli.atk.vtt.fi [130.188.52.2]

Which version of the operating system are you using?  I don't think
unix domain sockets are supported till version 3.1 or so.  If you
are using a version of the operating system without unix domain
sockets, then there is no fix (obviously).  In any case,
you can use the workaround you mentioned, it will only be marginally
slower.

BTW, "unix:0" is never really valid, it ought to be "localhost:0".

regards,
fletcher

Fletcher E. Kittredge  fkittred@bbn.com