On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 07:03:48PM -0400, Dan Espen wrote: > Tony Stout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > i tried modifying my config to use "exec kppp", and i get the same gnome > > error as when the line reads "Exec exec kppp". when i try "kppp" in > > fvwmconsole, i get "[FVWM][execute_function]: <<ERROR>> No such command > > 'kppp'" (as expected). using "exec kppp" in fvwmconsole, i get the > > gnome error (above). if, however, i use "xterm -e kppp", i get a shell > > and the authentication step proceeds properly. its almost as if the > > exec statement is not using a shell process at all, but instead calling > > the link directly.
I think at least some modern shells are clever enough to imply "exec" if they run a program non-interactively (i.e. they terminate themselves on their own). If all else fails, writing a shell script should help. However, I think this is a bug in the gnome wrapper you mentioned. It shouldn't be this picky about how it is started. > Try using 2.4.16. There were some changes made to the way Exec works > after 2.4.15. I.e. programs invoked with "exec" now run with stdin/stdout detached. > kppp launches fine for me using the latest CVS. 2.4.16 uses the same > logic as the latest CVS. > > If you really can't use 2.4.16 for some reason, try: > > Exec bash -c kppp Ciao Dominik ^_^ ^_^ -- Visit the official FVWM web page at <URL: http://www.fvwm.org/>. To unsubscribe from the list, send "unsubscribe fvwm" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To report problems, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
