Re: FVWM: Patch to fix bug on IRIX 6.5

From: Bob Mende Pie <mende_at_piecomputer.engr.sgi.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 18:35:39 -0800 (PST)

> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 21:33:57 -0500 (EST)
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> From: Bob Woodside <proteus_at_pcnet.com>
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> Derek Ney <derek_at_saul.hipgraphics.com> wrote:
> > The variable PPosOverride is declared as "Boolean" in fvwm.c, but is
> > referenced as "extern Bool" in other files. This causes a bus error on
> > IRIX machines. Enclosed is a patch....
>
> Good catch.
>
> FYI, this is fixed in the latest development source tree, so the
> next formal release (Real Soon Now, I hope) will carry the correction.
> It's the inverse of your patch, though. It seems that somebody did an
> exercise in resolving the Bool/Boolean discrepancies, and changed all
> the *other* declarations to "Boolean".

I submitted this bug about 2 1/2 years ago :-) ... sigh.

btw: If anyone else has an SGI O2 with the dual channel display, talk to
     me. I have some very rough patches to deal with the 1280x2048 screen
     as 2 mostly sepearate entieies.

                    /Bob... mailto:mende_at_sgi.com
              http://reality.sgi.com/mende KF6EID


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