Re: WindowMaker Dock problem

[Andreas Höschler]

Hello Chris,

> On 2007-03-10 00:42:19 +0100 Nicola Pero  
> <nicola.pero@meta-innovation.com> wrote:
> > You need to provide us with more information on your environment. ;-)
> > Anyway, it looks like you are on GNU/Linux, and are trying to
> > start up an application without sourcing GNUstep.sh.  Good. :-)
> > If so, did you add /opt/GNUstep/Local/Libraries and  
> > /opt/GNUstep/System/Libraries to your /etc/ld.so.conf ?  Did you run  
> > ldconfig as root ?
>
> No, IIRC he's on Solaris, so there wouldn't be /etc/ld.so.conf.

Exactly!

> > If you want to avoid sourcing GNUstep.sh, you need to run ldconfig
> > every time you install a new library.  That's the "native" pain you
> > suffer for going "native". ;-)
>
> Adding the path(s) to crle(1) once would do the trick.

Normally it does. I have

  crle -c /var/ld/ld.config -l  
/lib:/usr/lib:/local/lib:/usr/local/lib:/usr/local/ssl/lib:/usr/sfw/ 
lib:/usr/local/teTeX/lib:/opt/GNUstep/System/Library/Libraries:/opt/ 
GNUstep/Lcoal/Library/Libraries:/usr/local/pgsql/lib:/opt/sfw/cups/lib

> > Starting the appication with  
> > "/opt/GNUstep/Local/Applications/SmartClient.app/SmartClient" from  
> > the command line works. However, doubleclicking the item does not.  
> > The application won't start. :-(  I am stuck. Even trashingthe icon  
> > and recreating it by startingthe app from the command line and  
> > draggingthe icon to the dock does nt help. All I can do is manually  
> > editing the start command to be "openapp SmartCLient.app" then it  
> > works. But I don't want to do that for 7 apps and 30 users. Any idea  
> > why thi sno longer works.  
> > "/opt/GNUstep/Local/Applications/SmartClient.app/SmartClient" should  
> > do, shouldn't it. What can be the difference between startingthe app  
> > from the command line and clickingthe window maker dock icon?
>
> Yes it should do.
> It might be a good idea the try and find out what the application (or  
> GNUstep) is dumping to the console or syslog during startup of the  
> application as to why it fails.

Yes, I wondered where Window Maker dumps its output to. Nothing is  
logged to /var/log/syslog! :-(

> Where and when does the GNUstep.[c]sh get sourced in?

I have

. /opt/GNUstep/System/Library/Makefiles/GNUstep.sh

at the end of /etc/profile.

>  If you don't want to add the sourcing to the users' profile files,  
> you could add it to the system wide profile in /etc.
> How does WindowMaker get started?

        pico /etc/dt/config/Xinitrc.CSWwmaker

#Start Window Maker
if [ -x /opt/SUNWut/bin/utaudio ]
then
        AUDIODEV=`/opt/SUNWut/bin/utaudio`;export AUDIODEV
fi
/opt/csw/bin/wmsetbg -u -s  
/opt/csw/share/WindowMaker/Images/ClassicAquaBlue.jpg
/opt/GNUstep/System/Tools/defaults write NSGlobalDomain "Local Time  
Zone" Europe/Berlin
/opt/GNUstep/System/Tools/defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSLanguages  
"English"
/opt/GNUstep/System/Tools/defaults write NSGlobalDomain  
NSPortIsMessagePort YES
/opt/GNUstep/System/Tools/defaults write NSGlobalDomain  
WMShowApplicationIconInMenu YES
/opt/GNUstep/System/Tools/defaults write NSGlobalDomain GSFontAntiAlias  
YES
/opt/GNUstep/System/Tools/defaults write NSGlobalDomain  
GSX11HandlesWindowDecorations YES
/opt/GNUstep/System/Tools/defaults write NSGlobalDomain  
UseWindowMakerIcons YES
/opt/GNUstep/System/Tools/defaults write NSGlobalDomain  
NSInterfaceStyleDefault NSMacintoshInterfaceStyle
/opt/GNUstep/System/Tools/defaults write NSGlobalDomain  
GSAppOwnsMiniwindow NO
/opt/GNUstep/System/Tools/defaults write NSGlobalDomain  
XWindowBufferUseXShm NO
/opt/GNUstep/System/Tools/defaults write NSGlobalDomain  
GSAppKitUserBundles  
'("/opt/GNUstep/Local/Library/Bundles/Camaelon.themeEngine","/opt/ 
GNUstep/Local/Library/Bundles/EtoileMenus.bundle")'
/opt/GNUstep/System/Tools/defaults write Preview GSPrinting SRCUPS
/opt/GNUstep/System/Tools/defaults write Camaelon Theme Nesedah
openapp EtoileMenuServer.app &
/opt/GNUstep/System/Tools/make_services
exec /opt/csw/bin/wmaker

> You might want to consider adding the sourcing to that startup  
> procedure, right before WM gets launched.

I modified it as follows

...
. /opt/GNUstep/System/Library/Makefiles/GNUstep.sh
exec /opt/csw/bin/wmaker

Now it works. Thanks!!!

Regards,

  Andreas