> dg> When I put /usr/local/bin/fvwm into my .xinitrc file,
> ^^^^
> You mean /usr/local/bin/fvwm2, right?
Yes. my mistake.
> ^^^^^
> 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.
The old system.fvwm2rc file. Located in /usr/local/etc.
>
> 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?
No ~/.fvwm2rc file. I log on through CDE. and choose openwin for my manager (which looks at the ~/.xinitrc file to find what manager to run.
>
> 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.
Oh. Ok. Ill try it.
Dave
>
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