> Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 14:25:34 +0200
> From: Ionel Mugurel Ciobica <tgakic_at_chem.tue.nl>
> =CEn data de 21-08-2002, la 11h 06'39", Mikhael Goikhman (migo) scria c=E3=
> tre fvwm, despre "Re: FVWM: i can't run fvwm 2.4":
> > On 21 Aug 2002 00:14:21 +0200, Imre Vida wrote:
> > >=20
> > > i run my machine under Debian woody.
> > >=20
> > > When i tried to switch to fvwm i had problems running
> > > fvwm (offical deb package v2.4.8).=20
> > > =20
> > > ....
> >=20
> > Three questions to you.
> >=20
> > 1) Did you built 2.4.x with --enable-multibyte? (run: fvwm-config -s)
> >=20
> > 2) What is your locale? (run: locale)
> >=20
> > 3) Does fvwm immediately exit? If no, do you get the root menu?
>
>
> I have the same problem with fvwm 2.4.x. Every time I install a new
> package with dselect or with apt-get the fvwm get updated to 2.4.x.
> and then I can't login, the error is the same with the fixed font.
> I have to manually downgrade fvwm to 2.2.4 (hopefully I still have a
> *.deb for that).
>
> In my case:
>
> 1. I did not compile fvwm myself. I use the *.deb file from woody.
> 2. I use locale ro_RO.ISO-8859-16.
> 3. fvwm exits immediately.
...
I had similar problems with 2.4.6 as distributed by Red Hat 7.3, and with
2.4.8 when I compiled it myself with the multi-byte option. I ended up
concluding that multi-byte is flakey on the 2.4 series when used with a
non-posix locale, and that Red Hat had been a bit naughty to enable it in
their distro. It all seems fine in 2.5. Nobody on this list confirmed that
summary.
Perhaps Debian has enabled it too?
Two fixes are:
Recompile without the -enable-multi-byte option.
Or, of you want to use a pre-compiled dodgey 2.4 binary:
Right near the start of your config file, insert:
SetEnv LANG C
SetEnv LC_CTYPE ""
Good luck.
Best wishes, John Latham
P.s. I have been using FVWM 2.5.2 every day since early July, and it has been
very stable.... I'me even thinking of using it here for our 700+ linux users!
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Received on Wed Aug 21 2002 - 08:02:20 BST