FVWM: Re: fvwm 2.0 pl36 - bug and patch

From: Charles Hines <>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 1995 10:57:55 -0400

>>>>> "Kevin" == Kevin Scott <scottkj_at_prl.philips.co.uk> writes:

Kevin> I have discovered a bug in fvwm 2.0 pl36 - previously notified to Chuck,
Kevin> but now I have tracked it down and corrected it.


Kevin> The symptoms are that closing certain windows causes fvwm to
Kevin> crash - on Solaris 2.4 it dies, on Linux 1.3/XFree 3.1.1 it
Kevin> goes into a cpu-munching loop. The easiest way to demonstrate
Kevin> the bug is to use the Rlogin module, described in the FvwmForm
Kevin> manual page - on pressing the Login or Cancel buttons, or
Kevin> attempting to close the window from the frame, fvwm hangs.

Kevin> I'm not sure quite what types of windows cause the trouble, but
Kevin> most of the "normal" ones, such as xterms, emacs, etc, work
Kevin> fine - hence it slipping through the net, I presume.

Kevin> The problem seems to be related to the NoClass change (whatever
Kevin> that is!); the following patch fixes it:

That patch will alleviate the problem until pl37 comes out. pl37 has
this problem fixed. Hopefully I'll get it out later today.

Chuck
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