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| 9429.1 | Same fix as Java support (libXt.so) ... | DECC::SULLIVAN | Jeff Sullivan | Tue Apr 08 1997 12:46 | 12 |
| Netscape V4.0b3 seems to work as expected if you use the same tricks that were
needed to run Java applets on the previous version of netscape on Digital UNIX
V4.0. That is, use the special libXt.so and set your LD_LIBRARY_PATH to point at
that one.
This fix was only necessary in the previous version if you wanted to run Java
applets, but appears to be necessary in this version for more fundamental use.
I'm suprised that this was not included in the kit or mentioned in the README.
If all else fails, I'll usually read the manual....
-Jeff
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| 9429.2 | not fixed YET? | HYDRA::DONSBACH | Jeff Donsbach, Software Partner Engineering, DTN 297-6862 | Wed Apr 09 1997 12:15 | 6 |
| I thought this "libXt" issue was supposed to be FIXED in
Netscape 4.0 making the "patch" unnecessary?! Maybe they just haven't
gotten to it yet....
-Jeff D.
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| 9429.3 | | DCETHD::BUTENHOF | Dave Butenhof, DECthreads | Thu Apr 10 1997 08:13 | 15 |
| The fix is to build Navigator ("Communicator") under a later version of
Digital UNIX. At least the Communicator preview 3 is, I believe, built on a
3.2 system rather than on 2.0 as previous versions were -- but they need to
build on 4.0 (or maybe 3.2C or later?) to avoid the libXt workaround.
There was a threshold where X11 changed from select() to poll(). We've
crossed that line, and they haven't.
In any case, I'm not impressed with the interface or stability of
Communicator. So now I've got the choice of annoying extra windows and new
Communicator crashes... or the 3.01 paned windows and its familiar crashes. I
sure hope there's a substantially improved preview 4 before they release the
real 4.0.
/dave
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| 9429.4 | Crash and burn... | DECC::SULLIVAN | Jeff Sullivan | Thu Apr 10 1997 12:51 | 12 |
| Yes, Communicator preview 3 on Digital UNIX will crash all over the place.
For example, when saving preferences, when loading some pages, when sending
mail, sometimes when sitting idle... The problems I encountered were so
pervasive that I have not (yet) reported any problems. Surely, someone must have
reported these fundamental flaws already...
I like some of the new features (mail, composer, and new default bg/link/vlink
colors), but it's definitely not ready for Prime Time yet.
-Jeff
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| 9429.5 | | DCETHD::BUTENHOF | Dave Butenhof, DECthreads | Fri Apr 11 1997 07:27 | 13 |
| >The problems I encountered were so
>pervasive that I have not (yet) reported any problems. Surely, someone must
>have reported these fundamental flaws already...
Grin. Yup... you didn't report them because someone else must have. I didn't
report them because someone else must have. Gee... see a pattern here? I
wonder if it's possible that NOBODY has reported them. I always end up
following the same philosophy you expressed when testing something new and
unreliable -- and I always feel guilty about it. Maybe I should run over to
Netscape's problem reporting page and complain. Of course, last time I did
that, the browser crashed... ;-)
/dave
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