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date Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:35:02 +0200
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144 ** AIX 144 ** AIX
145 *** On AIX 4.3, you must specify --with-dialogs=athena with configure 145 *** On AIX 4.3, you must specify --with-dialogs=athena with configure
146 146
147 *** The libXt shipped with AIX 4.3 is broken. This causes xemacs -nw 147 *** The libXt shipped with AIX 4.3 up to 4.3.2 is broken. This causes
148 to fail in various ways. The solution is to build against stock 148 xemacs -nw to fail in various ways. The official APAR is this:
149 X11R6. 149
150 APAR NUMBER: <IX89470> RESOLVED AS: PROGRAM ERROR
151
152 ABSTRACT:
153 <IX89470>: LIBXT.A INCORRECT HANDLING OF EXCEPTIONS IN XTAPPADDINPUT
154
155 The solution is to install X11.base.lib at version >=4.3.2.5.
150 156
151 *** On AIX, you get this compiler error message: 157 *** On AIX, you get this compiler error message:
152 158
153 Processing include file ./XMenuInt.h 159 Processing include file ./XMenuInt.h
154 1501-106: (S) Include file X11/Xlib.h not found. 160 1501-106: (S) Include file X11/Xlib.h not found.
392 You can get these standard X tools by anonymous FTP to 398 You can get these standard X tools by anonymous FTP to
393 hpcvaaz.cv.hp.com. Essentially all X programs need these. 399 hpcvaaz.cv.hp.com. Essentially all X programs need these.
394 400
395 *** On HP-UX, problems with make 401 *** On HP-UX, problems with make
396 402
397 Marcus Thiessel <marcus_thiessel@hp.com> 403 Marcus Thiessel <marcus@xemacs.org>
398 404
399 Some releases of XEmacs (e.g. 20.4) require GNU make to build 405 Some releases of XEmacs (e.g. 20.4) require GNU make to build
400 successfully. You don't need GNU make when building 21.x. 406 successfully. You don't need GNU make when building 21.x.
401 407
402 *** On HP-UX 9.05 XEmacs won't compile or coredump during the build. 408 *** On HP-UX 9.05 XEmacs won't compile or coredump during the build.
403 409
404 Marcus Thiessel <marcus_thiessel@hp.com> 410 Marcus Thiessel <marcus@xemacs.org>
405 411
406 This might be a sed problem. For your own safety make sure to use 412 This might be a sed problem. For your own safety make sure to use
407 GNU sed while dumping XEmacs. 413 GNU sed while dumping XEmacs.
408 414
409 *** On HP-UX 11.0 XEmacs causes excessive X11 errors when running. 415 *** On HP-UX 11.0 XEmacs causes excessive X11 errors when running.
410 416 (also appears on AIX as reported in comp.emacs.xemacs)
411 Marcus Thiessel <marcus_thiessel@hp.com> 417
418 Marcus Thiessel <marcus@xemacs.org>
412 419
413 Unfortunately, XEmacs releases prior to 21.0 don't work with 420 Unfortunately, XEmacs releases prior to 21.0 don't work with
414 Motif2.1. It will compile but you will get excessive X11 errors like 421 Motif2.1. It will compile but you will get excessive X11 errors like
415 422
416 xemacs: X Error of failed request: BadGC (invalid GC parameter) 423 xemacs: X Error of failed request: BadGC (invalid GC parameter)
421 428
422 --x-libraries="/usr/lib/Motif1.2_R6 -L/usr/lib/X11R6" 429 --x-libraries="/usr/lib/Motif1.2_R6 -L/usr/lib/X11R6"
423 430
424 Make sure /usr/lib/Motif1.2_R6/libXm.sl is a link to 431 Make sure /usr/lib/Motif1.2_R6/libXm.sl is a link to
425 /usr/lib/Motif1.2_R6/libXm.3. 432 /usr/lib/Motif1.2_R6/libXm.3.
433
434 *** On HP-UX 11.0: Object "" does not have windowed ancestor
435
436 Marcus Thiessel <marcus@xemacs.org>
437
438 XEmacs dies without core file and reports:
439
440 Error: Object "" does not have windowed ancestor.
441
442 This is a bug. Please apply the patch PHSS_19964 (check if
443 superseded). The other alternative is to link with Motif1.2_R6 (see
444 previous item).
445
426 446
427 ** SCO OpenServer 447 ** SCO OpenServer
428 *** Native cc on SCO OpenServer 5 is now OK. Icc may still throw you 448 *** Native cc on SCO OpenServer 5 is now OK. Icc may still throw you
429 a curve. Here is what Robert Lipe <robertl@arnet.com> says: 449 a curve. Here is what Robert Lipe <robertl@arnet.com> says:
430 450
501 521
502 *** X11 not detected. 522 *** X11 not detected.
503 523
504 This is usually because xmkmf is not in your path or because you are 524 This is usually because xmkmf is not in your path or because you are
505 using the default cygwin shell. The default cygwin shell (/bin/sh.exe) 525 using the default cygwin shell. The default cygwin shell (/bin/sh.exe)
506 is ash which appears to work in most circumstances but has some wierd 526 is ash which appears to work in most circumstances but has some weird
507 failure modes. I recommend replacing sh.exe with bash.exe, this will 527 failure modes. I recommend replacing sh.exe with bash.exe, this will
508 mean configure is slower but more reliable. 528 mean configure is slower but more reliable.
509 529
510 *** Subprocesses do not work. 530 *** Subprocesses do not work.
511 531
1023 if ( ! ${?TERMCAP} ) setenv TERMCAP ~/my-termcap-file 1043 if ( ! ${?TERMCAP} ) setenv TERMCAP ~/my-termcap-file
1024 1044
1025 Or you could set TERMCAP only when you set TERM--which should not 1045 Or you could set TERMCAP only when you set TERM--which should not
1026 happen in a non-login shell. 1046 happen in a non-login shell.
1027 1047
1028 *** The popup menu appears at the buttom/right of my screen. 1048 *** The popup menu appears at the bottom/right of my screen.
1029 1049
1030 You probably have something like the following in your ~/.Xdefaults 1050 You probably have something like the following in your ~/.Xdefaults
1031 1051
1032 Emacs.geometry: 81x56--9--1 1052 Emacs.geometry: 81x56--9--1
1033 1053
1405 event (mouse, keyboard, expose...) results in a "poll: Interrupted 1425 event (mouse, keyboard, expose...) results in a "poll: Interrupted
1406 system call" message in the window where XEmacs was 1426 system call" message in the window where XEmacs was
1407 launched. Forcing a static link of libc.a alone by adding 1427 launched. Forcing a static link of libc.a alone by adding
1408 /usr/lib/libc.a at the end of the link line solves this. Note that 1428 /usr/lib/libc.a at the end of the link line solves this. Note that
1409 my 9.07 build of 19.14b17 and my (old) build of 19.13 both exhibit 1429 my 9.07 build of 19.14b17 and my (old) build of 19.13 both exhibit
1410 the same behaviour. I've tried various hpux patches to no avail. If 1430 the same behavior. I've tried various hpux patches to no avail. If
1411 this problem cannot be solved before the release date, binary kits 1431 this problem cannot be solved before the release date, binary kits
1412 for HP *must* be linked statically against libc, otherwise this 1432 for HP *must* be linked statically against libc, otherwise this
1413 problem will show up. (This is directed at whoever will volunteer 1433 problem will show up. (This is directed at whoever will volunteer
1414 for this kit, as I won't be available to do it, unless 19.14 gets 1434 for this kit, as I won't be available to do it, unless 19.14 gets
1415 delayed until mid-june ;-). I think this problem will be an FAQ soon 1435 delayed until mid-june ;-). I think this problem will be an FAQ soon
1435 keysym Mode_switch = NoSymbol 1455 keysym Mode_switch = NoSymbol
1436 add mod1 = Meta_L 1456 add mod1 = Meta_L
1437 keysym Meta_R = Mode_switch 1457 keysym Meta_R = Mode_switch
1438 add mod2 = Mode_switch 1458 add mod2 = Mode_switch
1439 EOF 1459 EOF
1460
1461
1462 *** XEmacs dumps core at startup when native audio is used. Native
1463 audio does not work with recent versions of HP-UX.
1464
1465 Under HP-UX 10.20 and later (e.g., HP-UX 11.XX), with native audio
1466 enabled, the dumped XEmacs binary ("xemacs") core dumps at startup if
1467 recent versions of the libAlib.sl audio shared library is used. Note
1468 that "temacs" will run, but "xemacs" will dump core. This, of course,
1469 causes the XEmacs build to fail. If GNU malloc is enabled, a stack
1470 trace will show XEmacs to have crashed in the "first" call to malloc().
1471
1472 This bug currently exists in all versions of XEmacs, when the undump
1473 mechanism is used. It is not known if using the experimental portable
1474 dumper will allow native audio to work.
1475
1476 **** Cause:
1477
1478 Recent versions of the HP-UX 10.20 (and later) audio shared library (in
1479 /opt/audio/lib), pulls in the libdce shared library, which pulls in a
1480 thread (libcma) library. This prevents the HP-UX undump() routine (in
1481 unexhp9k800.c) from properly working. What's happening is that some
1482 initialization routines are being called in the libcma library, *BEFORE*
1483 main() is called, and these initialization routines are calling
1484 malloc(). Unfortunately, in order for the undumper to work, XEmacs must
1485 adjust (move upwards) the sbrk() value *BEFORE* the first call to
1486 malloc(); if malloc() is called before XEmacs has properly adjusted sbrk
1487 (which is what is happening), dumped memory that is being used by
1488 XEmacs, is improperly re-allocated for use by malloc() and the dumped
1489 memory is corrupted. This causes XEmacs to die an horrible death.
1490
1491 It is believed that versions of the audio library past December 1998
1492 will trigger this problem. Under HP-UX 10.20, you probably have to
1493 install audio library patches to encounter this. It's probable that
1494 recent "fresh, out-of-the-box" HP-UX 11.XX workstations also have this
1495 problem. For HP-UX 10.20, it's believed that audio patch PHSS_17121 (or
1496 a superceeding one, like PHSS_17554, PHSS_17971, PHSS_18777, PHSS_21481,
1497 or PHSS_21662, etc.) will trigger this.
1498
1499 To check if your audio library will cause problems for XEmacs, run
1500 "chatr /opt/audio/lib/libAlib.sl". If "libdce" appears in the displayed
1501 shared library list, XEmacs will probably encounter problems if audio is
1502 enabled.
1503
1504 **** Workaround:
1505
1506 Don't enable native audio. Re-run configure without native audio
1507 support.
1508
1509 If your site supports it, try using NAS (Network Audio Support).
1510
1511 Try using the experimental portable dumper. It may work, or it may
1512 not.
1513
1440 1514
1441 *** `Pid xxx killed due to text modification or page I/O error' 1515 *** `Pid xxx killed due to text modification or page I/O error'
1442 1516
1443 On HP-UX, you can get that error when the Emacs executable is on an NFS 1517 On HP-UX, you can get that error when the Emacs executable is on an NFS
1444 file system. HP-UX responds this way if it tries to swap in a page and 1518 file system. HP-UX responds this way if it tries to swap in a page and