Xorg/CDE bug, fixed in the last Xorg version 1.8.99.905

[Jon TURNEY]

On 09/08/2010 14:57, Michel Hummel wrote:
> 2010/8/9 Michel Hummel<hummel.michel@gmail.com>
>>
>> Hello
>>
>> I working on an bug With Xwin/Xorg and Solaris CDE WM which leads to
>> the freeze of the X server.
>>
>> My research shows that this bug seems to be fixed in Xorg 1.8.99.905 (1.9 RC 5)
>> http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11301
>>
[snip]

>> Fatal server error:
>> could not open default font 'fixed'
>> winDeinitMultiWindowWM - Noting shutdown in progress
>>
>> I 've tried to follow the FAQ :
>> http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-error-font-eof
>> but it didn't change anything
>>
>>
>> * The directories exist
>> * The fonts are at the good place (it's working with the Release:
>> 1.8.2.0 (10802000))
>>
>> perhaps i need to modify the fonts as I use a new version of the
>> libXfont package ?
>>
>> Is someone can help me ?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Michel Hummel
>
> http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=c482a2c104aa5cd1a265c2ca310a308dcc418fe7
>
> Is the response to my question
> Thanks

See also the section "libXfont linkage issue" in [1].  That documentation 
needs to be updated to reflect the new reality once a libXfont is released 
containing that change.

[1] 
http://x.cygwin.com/docs/cg/prog-build-prerequisites.html#prog-compiling-environment-setup

-- 
Jon TURNEY
Volunteer Cygwin/X X Server maintainer

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