Re: DDD 3.3.1 (sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1) gets `BadAtom' error

[Matt Christian]

Hello Arnaud & others,

> > I have been trying to build and use DDD 3.3.1 (actually the current CVS
> > version as of 17-May-2001) but have had difficulty doing so.
> [...] 
> 
> As far as I know, there are some options in configure. See ./configure --help:
> 
>   --x-includes=DIR        X include files are in DIR
>   --x-libraries=DIR       X library files are in DIR

I have looked at ./configure --help before... I tried disabling Athena widgets
also...  But thanks for the advice.

> > when I went to run it (either by running ./ddd in the ddd directory or
> > running 'make check'), DDD showed the splash screen then immediately died
> > with the following output:
> > 
> 
> You may pick up some inconsistent include and lib location. Try the options
> above to see if it changes anything.

Unfortunately doing so and rebuilding DDD didn't help...  I ran into the
same error, no go.

Here's the line I gave to configure:

./configure --x-includes=/usr/openwin/include --x-libraries=/usr/openwin/lib

Which makes sense for using open windows on a Sun box...

Here's the standard bug report information:

========================================================================

$ make check
Making check in readline
make[1]: Entering directory `~/build/ddd/readline'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `check'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `~/build/ddd/readline'
Making check in vsllib
make[1]: Entering directory `~/build/ddd/vsllib'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `check'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `~/build/ddd/vsllib'
Making check in themes
make[1]: Entering directory `~/build/ddd/themes'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `check'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `~/build/ddd/themes'
Making check in ddd
make[1]: Entering directory `~/build/ddd/ddd'
MALLOC_CHECK_=2 \
DDD_HOME=./.. \
XUSERFILESEARCHPATH=%N XAPPLRESDIR=. \
./ddd  cxxtest
Warning: using "~/.ddd/init" file for DDD 1.4d
(this is DDD 3.3.1).  Please save options.
X Error of failed request:  BadAtom (invalid Atom parameter)
  Major opcode of failed request:  18 (X_ChangeProperty)
  Atom id in failed request:  0x0
  Serial number of failed request:  5413
  Current serial number in output stream:  5446
Xlib: unexpected async reply (sequence 0x1636)!
X Error of failed request:  BadAtom (invalid Atom parameter)
  Major opcode of failed request:  18 (X_ChangeProperty)
  Atom id in failed request:  0x0
  Serial number of failed request:  5524
  Current serial number in output stream:  5686
 
X error (invalid Atom parameter).
 
Oops!  You have found a bug in DDD.
 
If you can reproduce this bug, please send a bug report
to <bug-ddd@gnu.org>, giving a subject like
 
    DDD 3.3.1 (sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1) gets `BadAtom' error
 
To enable us to fix the bug, you should include the following information:
* What you were doing to get this message.  Report all the facts.
* The contents of the `~/.ddd/log' file as generated by this session.
Please read also the section "Reporting Bugs" in the DDD manual.
 
We thank you for your support.
 
make[1]: *** [check-now] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `~/build/ddd/ddd'
make: *** [check-recursive] Error 1

========================================================================

$ ./ddd --check-configuration
Checking for X11 library directory... /usr/openwin/lib/X11
Checking for XKeysymDB... /usr/local/X11R6/lib/X11/XKeysymDB
No configuration problems found.

========================================================================

$ ./ddd --configuration
GNU DDD 3.3.1 (sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1)
Copyright (C) 1995-1999 Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany.
Copyright (C) 1999-2001 Universität Passau, Germany.
 
Compiled with GCC 2.7.2, libstdc++ 2.7.1
Requires X11R6, Xt11R6, Motif 1.2.4 (OSF/Motif Version 1.2.4)
Includes XPM 3.4.10, Athena Panner, DDD core
Built 2001-05-18 by Matt Christian <unknown>.

========================================================================

$ cat ~/.ddd/log 
GNU DDD 3.3.1 (sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1)
Copyright (C) 1995-1999 Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany.
Copyright (C) 1999-2001 Universität Passau, Germany.
 
Compiled with GCC 2.7.2, libstdc++ 2.7.1
Requires X11R6, Xt11R6, Motif 1.2.4 (OSF/Motif Version 1.2.4)
Includes XPM 3.4.10, Athena Panner, DDD core
Built 2001-05-18 by Matt Christian <unknown>.
$  ./ddd cxxtest
+  /bin/sh -c 'exec dbx '\''cxxtest'\'''
#  Hello, world!
#  Starting DBX...
!  X error
X Error of failed request:  BadAtom (invalid Atom parameter)
  Major opcode of failed request:  18 (X_ChangeProperty)
  Atom id in failed request:  0x0
  Serial number of failed request:  5413
  Current serial number in output stream:  5446
!  X error
!  X error
!  X error
#  Thanks for using DDD 3.3.1!  (We apologize for the inconvenience.)
X Error of failed request:  BadAtom (invalid Atom parameter)
  Major opcode of failed request:  18 (X_ChangeProperty)
  Atom id in failed request:  0x0
  Serial number of failed request:  5524
  Current serial number in output stream:  5686

========================================================================

Thanks,

Matt

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