I shouldn't have to use 'emacs -nw' if emacs-nox is installed, but I tried
it anyway, and I still get the same error and am unable to open files from
the command line. I imagine there is some dependency on XFree86-libs inside
the emacs rpm which should only be inside the emacs-X11 rpm.
--- Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Curley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 9:41 PM
Subject: Re: [expert] bugs(?) in emacs-nox and ipchains/sysklogd
> On Mon, Feb 14, 2000 at 09:31:50AM -0500, Jim Hunziker wrote:
> -> I've found two problems since installing Mandrake 7, although they may
not
> -> be specific to Mandrake.
> ->
> -> I installed emacs and emacs-X11, and used emacs with no problems. I
got rid
> -> of X, so I removed emacs-X11 and installed emacs-nox. Now, I cannot
load
> -> files from the command line (e.g., emacs /etc/inetd.conf) because only
the
> -> scratch buffer comes up when emacs starts, with the error message:
> -> "Opening input file: no such file or directory,
> -> /usr/lib/X11/locale/locale.alias"
> -> I believe the same problem happens without first installing and
uninstalling
> -> emacs-X11, if I read the few scattered accounts of similar behavior
> -> correctly on the newsgroups.
>
> Try "emacs -nw".
>
>
> ->
> -> The other problem I've had is that ipchains has stopped logging. I had
tons
> -> of logged connection attempts before the logs rotated, but after
rotation,
> -> no more attempts were logged. I did not change my ipchains rules, and
I did
> -> not mess up /etc/syslog.conf. I found one thread in the newsgroups
that
> -> reported my problem, but the patch mentioned doesn't seem to be applied
to
> -> the Mandrake rpm. Is there a good way of getting this info to the
Mandrake
> -> maintainers?
> ->
> ->
http://altavista.remarq.com/altavista/transcript.asp?g=%2Bipchains+%2Blogrot
> -> ate&tn=19810013&sh=008142bcae03800c&str=%2Bipchains+%2Blogrotate&idx=0
>
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