Louis LeBlanc <fvwm_at_keyslapper.org> writes:
> On 01/11/03 09:57 AM, Dan Espen sat at the `puter and typed:
> > Well, even though I'm not right all the time, I think
> > I can keep coming up with ideas.
> >
> > I suppose plain:
> >
> > + "xterm" Exec /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm
> >
> > doesn't work either?
> >
> > The abort is supposed to cause a core dump.
> > Do you have ulimit set to allow core dumps?
> >
> > Do you have a core file?
> > If so, do "file core".
> >
> > You could also try running the strace from a menu:
> >
> > + "xterm" Exec strace -f /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm 2>/tmp/strace.out
> >
>
> Problem solved. Turns out something went south in my latest update,
> and my /dev/null wound up with the wrong permissions. When fvwm tries
> to execute a command that has output from the menu, apparently it
> redirects to /dev/null, and fails if there is any error. When it
> couldn't write to /dev/null, it refused to start the process.
I don't see any redirection like that.
> So, now we know. It wasn't fvwm, or xterm, but an update script for
> an OS upgrade that hosed me.
>
> Thanks for your time!
I'm curious. How did you find it?
What was doing the abort?
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Dan Espen E-mail: dane_at_mk.telcordia.com
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Received on Sat Jan 11 2003 - 09:58:28 GMT