Re: X menus won't run xterm pgms

From: Wayne Topa (brittman_at_capital.net)
Date: 02/28/05

  • Next message: Jan C. Nordholz: "Re: X menus won't run xterm pgms" 
    Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 18:53:35 -0500
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org

    Jan C. Nordholz(jckn@gmx.net) is reported to have said:
    > > > Is /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator a symbolic link to /etc/alternatives/x-terminal-emulator?
    > >
    > > Yes
    > > ls -l /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator
    > > lrwxrwxrwx /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator -> /etc/alternatives/x-terminal-emulator
    > > and
    > > ls -l /etc/alternatives/x-terminal-emulator
    > > lrwxr-xr-x /etc/alternatives/x-terminal-emulator -> /usr/X11R6/bin/uxterm
    > >
    > > But note the permission change. Humm.... More to try.
    > >
    > > Thanks Bill.
    > >
    > > Wayne
    >
    > Hi Wayne,
    >
    > you could attach an strace to your running window manager and see where
    > the exec() chain is failing... try (you have to look up the process ID
    > of your WM with "ps ax" first):
    >
    > strace -f -eexecve <WM pid>
    >
    > and then, once successfully attached, play with your menu entries and
    > post the output here. Perhaps the call to /usr/bin/locale is failing
    > or producing funny output...

    Hi Jan

      I had already found the problem when you mail came in ie:
      update-alternatives. Thanks for the tip though as it will go into
      the toolbox for the 'next' time.

      Just tried it wuth your 'strace -f -eexecve PID' but for some reason
      the PID's I tried only return 'strace: 11759 command not found'.

      Looks like I have a bit more studying to do.

      Wayne 

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