Re: New compositor patch

[Soeren Sandmann <sandmann redhat com>]

Ikke wrote:

> > Hate to say it, but it will actually crash unless you have the X server from
> > CVS HEAD.
> >
> > The technical reason is that it relies on the COMPOSITE extension not 
> > sending
> > MapNotify/UnmapNotify events when it first redirects the windows.
> >    
> Are you sure that's the issue?
>  
Well, it is going to be an issue with the latest code ... Previously it 
would sort of work
without the X server fix.

> Here's the X error I get when starting the patched metacity (also had to
> do some autofoo tweaks as Elijah mentioned):
>
> Window manager warning: Log level 6: file wswindow.c: line 101
> (ws_window_new_gl): assertion failed: (visinfo)
>  
I don't know what's going on there. I have been using the nVidida binary 
driver myself
until recently. Apparently it can't get a visual, but the visual it asks 
for is completely standard.

Are you using a depth of 16 bits, and does it work if you try 32 bits 
instead?


Soren