Re: [gtk-list] Gtk dies on VaxStation

[Kevin Handy <kth srv net>]

Kevin Handy wrote:
> 
> If I start up the 'testgtk' progeam using a VaxStation 3100 as an
> Xterminal and just leave it sitting there, it will die after a
> random time (10 minutes or so) with the error
> 
> Gdk-ERROR **: Fatal IO error 104 (connection reset by peer) on X server
> blahblah:0.0
> 
> What does this actually mean? And should this error be handled by
> gdk somehow?  Non-gtk programs don't seem to do this to me('xterm's
> will stay up forever for example), but all gtk programs do.
> 
> This has been there with all versions of gtk that I've tries.
> I just tried it with version 1.2.4, and it still does it.

Aack. I just tried setting up an 'xterm' on this and leaving it
over lunch, and it too died with the same error. I've done it
in the past with the same two boxes, so something must have
changed that I don't recognize yet.

I'd still like to know what can cause this error though.