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[Rick Sivernell]

On 04 Jan 2003 18:58:05 +0100
Olivier Fourdan <fourdan at xfce.org> wrote:

> Rick,
> 
> Can you tell me more about your sources and that
> "hack_configuration_path" variable ?
> 
> 'Cuz, here...:
> 
> [root at localhost xfce-stable]# grep -r hack_configuration_path *
> 
> ...returns nothing
> 
> [root at localhost xfce-devel]# grep -r hack_configuration_path *
> 
> ...returns nothing either. 
> 
> So there is no such "hack_configuration_path" in the whole xfce source
> tree.
> 
> Cheers,
> Olivier.
> 
> On Sat, 2003-01-04 at 19:21, Rick Sivernell wrote:
> > List
> > 
> >    I have had to rebuild my system, that is done. I have rebuilt
> > xfce to the latest release and compiled all the listed program libs
> > on the links page. The gle did not compile as it is missing a glut.h
> > file. Did not compile the GTK+ 2 engine, I do not believe I need them, if I
> > am wrong I will do this. In the xfce compile I had an error of varible
> > const char* hack_configuration_path not found. Since in main, there was a 
> > hack_configuration_path = arg....., I added a char* hack_configuration_path
> > to the main's variables list, then xfce .18 compiled just fine.
> > 
> > When I use xdm or startx in /etc/rc.d/rc.gui, I get the login screen and able
> > to login properly. But then I get xfce with a black screen and a xterm log
> > terminal from xdm. Nothing else, but I can right or left click the desktop
> > and a popup returns. I can quit the xfce session, but nothing else works.
> > 
> > I compiled with the following this mourning:
> > make clean
> > ./configure
> > make && make install-strip
> > xfce_setup for both root & users
> > 
> > Question:
> > 1  The addition of the varible char* hack_configuration_path; a bad move here
> > in main api in demo-gtk.c
> > 
> >   I have asecond machine built using xfce .18 and I have compared the
> > .xsession-errors files and they are almost the same. I ca send the offending
> > loggs if that helps.
> > 
> > system:
> > Asus P2b mobo
> > 750+ meg mem
> > scsi & ide drives
> > Caldera eWorkstation 3.1.1 Linux stock install no KDE
> > 
> >   any help would be appreciated
> -- 
> Olivier Fourdan <fourdan at xfce.org>
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Olivier

  Thanks for reply, I got the sorce from sourceforge. 
this is the file I dled xfce-3.8.18.tar.gz size of 5166881. 
ups, soory, it was in xscreensaver, with egg on face<g>.

  Still have a black screen and nothing else. Is there a switch
or something that I missed?
-- 
 cheers

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 Rick Sivernell
 Dallas, Texas  75287
 972 306-2296
 res005ru at gte.net
 Caldera Open Linux eWorkStation 3.1.1
 Registered Linux User

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