Re: Xterm and GNU/kFreeBSD
> A most remarkable behaviour is this:
>
> $ startx xterm
>
> produces a display with a rapidly blinking/glimmering and only
> outlines cursor, no prompt. Then the X server is shutting itself
> down after a few seconds. The call
>
> $ startx /usr/bin/xterm
>
> arrives at a rock solid terminal window, displaying a prompt,
is ready once HAL has access.
This malfunction is reproducible also in testing/GNU/Linux,
nothing specific to GNU/kFreeBSD here. Strangely enough
$ startx xterm # fails
$ startx xvt # fails
$ startx lxterminal # succeeds
$ startx /usr/bin/<emulator> # succeeds
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