%% "Dave (Grizz) Glaser" <dsglaser_at_mtu.edu> writes:
dg> I am trying to install a new version of fvwm on a Solaris 2.7
dg> machine. (Ultra class). The current version is 2.0.42. I am trying
dg> to get 2.2.4 going but I am having problems.
dg> When I put /usr/local/bin/fvwm into my .xinitrc file,
^^^^
You mean /usr/local/bin/fvwm2, right?
^^^^^
dg> fvwm will start up, but the system defaults do not show up (a
dg> logout button and the map with the desktops on it) nor is there
dg> anyway to log out.
What "system defaults" do you refer to? Normally, FVWM configuration is
kept in your home directory, in ~/.fvwm2rc. If you have some system
default file, it's very likely that the new FVWM isn't finding it, since
you installed it in a different place than the old FVWM.
If you have it in your ~/.fvwm2rc, then likely there is some kind of
error in that file. Do you capture the error output from starting the X
server? How do you usually invoke X and FVWM on this system? Does it
boot into a graphical login, or do you log in on the console and then
use startx, or what?
We'll need to see that error messages FVWM generates (if any).
dg> If I choose restart FVWM from the menu, then everything comes up
dg> ok and I can use it normally.
When you restart, you are undoubtedly using the old FVWM binary, not the
new one. Pass a specific path to the Restart command, or put
/usr/local/bin on your PATH _before_ wherever the old FVWM was installed
so it's found first.
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Received on Wed May 31 2000 - 10:42:40 BST