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To: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.RWTH-Aachen.DE>
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Subject: Re: some observations with xmaple (Maple V4 R5, Linux version) 
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From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
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> On Wed, Oct 15, 1997 at 06:33:08PM +0930, Mike Smith wrote:
> > > > > When I set the DISPLAY variable to a remote host the program
> > > > > just seg faults (segmentation violation) and dies. It shouldn't IMO.
> > > > 
> > > > Obviously.  What sort of remote display are you trying to use?
> > > 
> > > xdpyinfo:
> > > 
> > > vendor string:    X Inside Inc.
> > 
> > Which AccelX version?
> 
> Xaccel 1.3 (build 1302)

Have you tried with other servers?

> > Ok, so this isn't the Linux-Motif-16bpp problem.  Drat.  Do you get any 
> > errors out of it at all?  Is the binary linked shared or static?  Which 
> > Linux release is it linked for?  Does it use Motif at all?
> 
> I assume for a linux 2.x. I would have to ask the Maple people.
> The README says linux 2.0.0 or higher with ELF support.

OK, sufficiently recent that we should run it just fine.

> Yes, it uses Motif. Running the binary  locally (though
> not on the 24 bit depth display) works fine.

Uh, sorry, care to clarify that a little?  Do you have it running on a 
local display at another depth?  What server?  What depth?  If you 
insist on an IP transport (DISPLAY=aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd:0.0) does it barf?

mike