Re: FVWM: i can't run fvwm 2.4

From: szonyi calin <caszonyi_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 17:14:55 +0200 (CEST)

 --- Ionel Mugurel Ciobica <tgakic_at_chem.tue.nl> a
écrit : > În data de 21-08-2002, la 11h 06'39",
Mikhael
> Goikhman (migo) scria cãtre fvwm, despre "Re: FVWM:
> i can't run fvwm 2.4":
>
>
> 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).
>

Try to compile fvwm manually
 
> 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.

I use
export LC_ALL=ro_RO
export LANG=ro
in .xinitrc
no problems
I think the locale for Romania should be
ro_RO.ISO-8859-2.
Is there any reason for using ro_RO.ISO-8859-16 ?

> 3. fvwm exits immediately.
>

What errors are printed ?
Try to redirect stderr from fvwm to a file.

> I also have compatibilities problems because I use
> fvwm 2.2.4-2
> instead of 2.4.6-2. fvwm recommends fvwm-common,
> xlibs conflicts with
> fvwm-common. I think I need an older xlibs (I have
> 4.1.0-17).
> But I can't find, for instance 4.1.0-14. I never can
> exit from the
> dselect menu. I have to make a full upgrade and then
> "dpkg -i
> fvwm_2.2.4-2.deb".
>

Packages problems :-)
If you compile it manually maybe you can fool debian
that you have what he wants while still running
your favourite version of fvwm.

> Thank you,
> Ionel
Calin

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Received on Fri Aug 23 2002 - 10:15:47 BST

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