Re: Maybe Off-Topic: remote Perl Gtk2 via ssh

[Daniel Kasak <dan enthalpy homelinux org>]

Richard Dawe wrote:

> Hello.
>
> Daniel Kasak wrote:
>
> > I'm trying to use ssh's 'forward X11' feature to run a Perl Gtk2 app 
> > on the server at work and display it here at home.
>
> [snip]
>
> > The program 'test.pl' received an X Window System error.
> > This probably reflects a bug in the program.
> > The error was 'BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)'.
> >  (Details: serial 61 error_code 3 request_code 38 minor_code 0)
>
> [snip]
>
> > Is there any reason why I shouldn't be able to forward Perl Gtk2 apps 
> > via ssh? It seems a little strange that I can run some gtk2 apps but 
> > not this one.
>
>
> Are you running ssh on gentoo? If so, try using "ssh -Y" instead of 
> "ssh -X". I think I got similar errors running Evolution over the 
> network. The errors disappeared when I started using the -Y option. I 
> have no idea why this works - the guy at work that recommended it to 
> me didn't know either.
>
> Bye, Rich =]
Yes I am actually.
And yes that fixes it too.
Thanks!

Dan