Re: gmc and gnome-help-browser remote X problem

["Sergey I. Panov" <sipan mit edu>]

Sorry, I mailed an empty  mesage by mistake.
Somehow it escaped my computer, even though I decided to to mail anything :)

I think the problem I was about to report is the same as one reported
by Peter Wainwright . I can add backtraces, but doubt now it will add
any incite (I did get panel and gnomecc backtraces identical to those
from Peter Wainwright).
  
The only difference is that, if you leave gnome-name-service running
after first unsuccesfull start, you can start gmc, gnome-help-browser and
gnomecc, but not panel -- it just shows up as a gray strip. Killing 
"gen_util_applet --activate-goad-server gen_util_applet" process
revives panel as well.

Well, just in case you'll find it usefull. Here are backtraces for  
gmc:

#0  0x404616f4 in __read ()
#1  0x4048f6cc in __DTOR_END__ ()
#2  0x4043356c in _IO_file_underflow (fp=0x81618a8) at fileops.c:303
#3  0x40434148 in __underflow (fp=0x81618a8) at genops.c:249
#4  0x40431723 in _IO_getline (fp=0x81618a8, buf=0xbfffef78 "", n=2047, delim=10, extract_delim=1)
    at iogetline.c:47
#5  0x40430f11 in _IO_fgets (buf=0xbfffef78 "", n=2048, fp=0x81618a8) at iofgets.c:47
#6  0x40017ec5 in name_server_by_forking (ev=0xbffff798) at orbitns.c:150
#7  0x400180f3 in gnome_name_service_get () at orbitns.c:242
#8  0x8065e9c in try_to_activate_running_copy () at gcorba.c:205
#9  0x806546e in handle_args (argc=1, argv=0xbffffc6c) at main.c:2697
#10 0x806595b in main (argc=1, argv=0xbffffc6c) at main.c:2897

and gnome-help-browser:

#0  0x404f36f4 in __read ()
#1  0x405216cc in __DTOR_END__ ()
#2  0x404c556c in _IO_file_underflow (fp=0x812e7b0) at fileops.c:303
#3  0x404c6148 in __underflow (fp=0x812e7b0) at genops.c:249
#4  0x404c3723 in _IO_getline (fp=0x812e7b0, buf=0xbfffd24c "  Q@\020I6@8 Q@#", n=2047, delim=10, 
    extract_delim=1) at iogetline.c:47
#5  0x404c2f11 in _IO_fgets (buf=0xbfffd24c "  Q@\020I6@8 Q@#", n=2048, fp=0x812e7b0) at iofgets.c:47
#6  0x40017ec5 in name_server_by_forking (ev=0xbfffda6c) at orbitns.c:150
#7  0x400180f3 in gnome_name_service_get () at orbitns.c:242
#8  0x400173db in goad_server_register (name_server=0x0, server=0x812e458, 
    name=0x8056031 "gnome-help-browser", kind=0x805602a "object", ev=0xbfffdc20) at goad.c:1066
#9  0x804e0fb in main (argc=1, argv=0xbffffc4c) at gnome-help-browser.c:234


******************************************************************
* FOR THOSE WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM, BUT STILL WANT TO RUN   GNOME *
******************************************************************
The following start up sequence works (consider it a hack :) )

gnome-name-service &
panel &
killall gen_util_applet
gmc &
gnome-help-browser &


                                 Sergey Panov