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Bug#254563: xsm: does not see any clients



On Fri, Jul 09, 2004 at 09:26:33AM +0200, Yann Dirson wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 08, 2004 at 01:19:30PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
> > Can you please provide some more information about this problem?
> > 
> > 1) Can you determine at least a ballpark figure of when this functionality
> >    broke?  The XSF hasn't been messing with session management, so my best
> >    guess would be that this broke upstream in 4.3.0.
> 
> I'm suspecting something like this, yes.
> 
> >    The last 4.2.1
> >    packages are available for most architectures at snapshot.debian.net.
> >      http://snapshot.debian.net/archive/2004/02/14/debian/pool/main/x/xfree86/
> > 
> >    Please downgrade to that version (or install it in a chroot).
> 
> I'll try this, but will not have time this next week.

I haven't had more time to look into this yet -- sorry.  Have you had a
chance to, by trying some 4.2.1 packages?

> > 2) Can you provide a recipe for reproducing this problem?  I have to admit
> >    I don't use xsm myself.
> 
> Set your .xsession or whatever so that it runs eg. fvwm in the
> backround, then xsm as session program.
> 
> Then when you run session-aware programs, you should see them in the
> window open when you click on "client list" in the xsm button.  This
> includes at least xterm, xemacs, galeon, xchat - I guess all gnome and
> kde programs should be seen as well.

I will try to give this shot.  I apologize, it's just that many "more
important" bugs have piled up ahead of this one.

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G. Branden Robinson                |     When I die I want to go peacefully
Debian GNU/Linux                   |     in my sleep like my ol' Grand
branden@debian.org                 |     Dad...not screaming in terror like
http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |     his passengers.

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