On Sun, May 27, 2001 at 08:30:18PM -0400, Dan Espen wrote:
> Paul Ellis <paule_at_zantaz.com> writes:
> > Friends -
> >
> > I like fvwm/fvwm2 a lot and have generally used both on Solaris and Linux
> > w/o problems. *But* on my Solaris 2.6 box, the basic fvwm2 binary (ver
> > 2.2.4) starts up okay but ALL modules Fail to run properly. They fail with
> > message like this even though the modules were built, installed in correct
> > directory and have CORRECT permissions:
> >
> > [FVWM] [executeModule]: <<ERROR>> Execution of module failed:
> > /usr/lib/X11/fvwm2/FvwmPager
> > Permission denied.
>
> When fvwm2 produces this message, it has just done a fork/execvp.
> The execvp should transfer control to the module, but in your case
> the execvp failed, and fvwm printed this message.
>
> The permission denied comes from the OS, so there must be some kind
> of permission problem.
>
> If you just try to run "/usr/lib/X11/fvwm2/FvwmPager" outside fvwm
> does that work? (It won't run, but it should give you a message
> not "permission denied".)
Also, please check if the PATH variable points to the correct
FvwmPager executable. There may be old executables with the
wrong permissions in the PATH.
> > **--Furthermore, the funtion I consider Most indespensible (ability to move
> > between virtual desktops) appears not to have even been included with the
> > source distribution (downloaded from fvwm.org). That function appears to be
> > in module: WindowsDesk
> > but there's no such module built by the installation. (configure/make/make
> > install)
>
> I don't know what the WindowsDesk module is.
WindowsDesk is not a module but a command that existed in 2.0.x
and was replaced with the "MoveToDesk" command in 2.2. From the
2.2 man page:
MoveToDesk arg1 [ arg2 ] [ min max ]
Moves the selected window to another desktop
(workspace, room).
The arguments are the same as for the Desk command.
MoveToDesk is a replacement for the old WindowsDesk
command, which can no longer be used.
The old command was removed because the syntax has changed.
Bye
Dominik ^_^ ^_^
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Received on Mon May 28 2001 - 04:02:33 BST