Odd problem with XFree 3.2
Hi:
I recently installed the XFree 3.2 packages from unstable in my machine.
Although most things seem to work fine, I'm experimenting a very odd problem
with the xrdb command.
If I run
xrdb -merge .Xresources
I get the message:
xrdb: cannot run '/lib/cpp -traditional -Dlinux -D__i386__ -D_POSIX_SOURCE
-D_BSD_SOURCE -D_SVID_SOURCE -DX_LOCALE -DHOST=naoma -DSERVERHOST=naoma
-DSRVR_naoma -DDISPLAY_NUM=0 -DCLIENTHOST=naoma -DCLNT_naoma -DVERSION=11
-DREVISION=0 -DVENDOR="The XFree86 Project, Inc" -DVNDR_The_XFree86_Project__In
c -DRELEASE=3200 -DNUM_SCREENS=1 -DEXT_XFree86_DGA -DEXT_XFree86_Misc
-DEXT_XFree86_VidModeExtension -DEXT_DOUBLE_BUFFER -DEXT_RECORD -DEXT_XC_MISC
-DEXT_XKEYBOARD -DEXT_SYNC -DEXT_MIT_SCREEN_SAVER -DEXT_MIT_SUNDRY_NONSTANDARD
-DEXT_BIG_REQUESTS -DEXT_XTEST -DEXT_XInputExtension -DEXT_MIT_SHM -DEXT_SHAPE
-DSCREEN_NUM=0 -DWIDTH=1024 -DHEIGHT=768 -DX_RESOLUTION=2951
-DY_RESOLUTION=2954 -DPLANES=8 -DBITS_PER_RGB=6 -DCLASS=PseudoColor
-DCLASS_PseudoColor=34 -DCOLOR -DCLASS_PseudoColor_8=34
-DCLASS_DirectColor_8=35 -DCLASS_GrayScale_8=36 -DCLASS_StaticColor_8=37
-DCLASS_TrueColor_8=38 -DCLASS_StaticGray_8=39'
This seems like xrdb is not being able to find the C preprocessor as /lib/cpp,
even despite the fact that /lib/cpp is a valid link to /usr/bin/cpp. However,
if I try
xrdb -cpp '/lib/cpp -traditional'-merge .Xresources
this works just fine (???).
But, after this, there is something really strange. If, after issuing the
last command, I issue a new
xrdb -merge .Xresources
it works fine (!!!).
Summarizing, xrdb fails when I use it for the first time, but after specifying
the C preprocessor's path once, it starts working correctly.
Any ideas of what may be happening?
M. S.
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Martin A. Soto J. Profesor
Departamento de Ingenieria de Sistemas y Computacion
Universidad de los Andes masoto@uniandes.edu.co
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