Re: XFree86 specific extensions used in gnome?

[raster redhat com]

On 21 Jul, John R Sheets shouted:
->  Miguel de Icaza wrote:
->  > 
->  > > I got this running keyboard-properties and mouse-properties:
->  > >
->  > > Xlib:  extension "XFree86-Misc" missing on display "192.168.0.3:0.0".
->  > >
->  > > The display is an Exceed X server running on Win95.
->  > 
->  > Oh, they die?  That is so very strange, as they dont die when I use my
->  > Indy running IRIX.
->  > 
->  > > ** ERROR **: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
->  > >   serial 38 error_code 8 request_code 72 minor_code 0
->  > >
->  > > ...which the compile faq attributes to a bad imlib. The imlib I'm using is a
->  > > recent one from CVS. I'm gonna double check if those are really the libs
->  > > I've been linking with. In the mean time, if anyone knows other reasons for
->  > > the BadMatch, be sure to let me know.
->  > 
->  > I do believe this is an Imlib problem.  I am running a very old Imlib
->  > due to the problems with Imlib in 24 bpp displays.  I wonder if Raster
->  > has looked at this?

I'vbe looked and looked. Imlbi runs remotely and locally in 24bpp,
1`5,16bpp, 8bpp etc.. on Xfree and accelx. I can't get it to dump no
matter what I try. I cant' realyl fix somehting i can't reporduce the
bug for.. :(

->  There's a similar thread on the Enlightenment list, about newer
->  Imlibs crashing on Windows X-servers.  The consensus there was
->  that the Windows X-server was at fault (not 100% compliant?).  It
->  seems to run fine locally, but core dumps when run remotely
->  through Windows.  An older Imlib (1.3) did not core dump.  That's
->  as far as it's gotten.
->  
->  John
->  
->  P.S.--It wasn't me, so don't ask.  (c:
->  
->  

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