Re: XFree86-xserv 4.3.0-3 crashing Win2k

[Harold L Hunt II <huntharo at msu dot edu>]

Steinar,

XFree86-xserv-4.3.0-3 is Test95.

So, no, your bug is not fixed in Test95.

Besides, your bug seems to occur when you simply click on the tray icon, 
 before you even get a menu, correct?

Harold

Steinar Bang wrote:

> > > > > > Steinar Bang <sb@dod.no>:
>
>
> > > > > > Steinar Bang <sb@dod.no>:
> > >
> > > Platform: Intel PIII, Win2k professional,
> > > XFree86-xserv 4.3.0-3
>
>
> > > Now I've crashed Win2k twice in one day, by opening the RMBM on the
> > > icon in the tool tray, and selecting "Exit".
>
>
> > Make that "thrice".
>
>
> > > The first time it happened I had the root window visible, but the
> > > second time I did not have the root window visible, and all X
> > > windows were closed.
>
>
> > This was with the root window invisible and all X windows closed.
>
>
>
> I'm guessing that I'm seeing what is described in the quote by Harold
> below, and that this is fixed in Server Test 95.
>
>
> > > > > > Harold L Hunt II <huntharo@msu.edu>:
>
> [snip!]
>
> > Changes:
>
>
> > 1) Signal the clipboard and multiwindow window manager threads to
> > stop trying to reconnect when the server is being shutdown.  These
> > reconnection attempts were causing intermittent GPFs (General
> > Protection Faults) on shutdown.  (Earle F. Philhower III)