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- From: halazar@media.mit.edu (Michael Halle)
- Subject: Re: 4.0.4 -> 4.0.5 Xmailtool doesn't work anymore?!
- In-Reply-To: sinkwitz@ifi.unizh.ch's message of Fri, 20 Nov 92 13:49:41 GMT
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- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 13:45:41 GMT
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- So what is the *real* problem that causes the lockup, though, I wonder?
- I assume it is really a server bug. If the problem has been located,
- I assume the next release (whenever that is) will fix it, or maybe even
- a fixed version of Xsgi could be made available for ftp if enough
- people needed it.
-
- If the problem is a server bug, it seems like a bad idea to hack your
- "not-broken" Xview lib to special case the SGI server by name, only to
- have the problem go away relatively soon and have the now-inappropriate
- fix imbedded in the library. I know people have to get work
- done/products shipped, but the
- "extern int fullscreendebug = 1;"
- hack seems like a much better kludge in general - it is more easily
- detected and removed later on.
-
- "Don't break software to fix broken software."
-
- Michael Halle
- MIT Media Lab
- halazar@media.mit.edu
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