Not that it helps much, but I have not observed any of these problems on
the three platforms I use, Linux, AIX and Windows. Most of my work is on
Linux and AIX. The AIX systems have CDE. The Linux systems use either KDE
or fvwm2 with XFree86 4.1. I have Hummingbird Exceed 6.2 on Windows NT.
In the old commercial days of DX, it ran without major problems on Solaris,
although the platform back then was kinda slow compared to others. Of
course, what you have downloaded is not built from the most recent version.
Hopefully, someone that has built or used DX on Solaris can add something
to help out.
Joel Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@opendx.watson.ibm.com on
09/25/2002 02:49:37 PM
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Subject: [opendx-users] General DX Robustness Question
First, I want to say what a fantastic tool I think DX is.
The breadth and depth of its features have been pretty much
boggling my mind since I started using it. It may really BE
the best thing since sliced bread.
That said, the version I'm using crashes a lot, and in
a number of different ways. I'm just wondering if this
is normal, specific to my platform, something I'm doing
wrong (the most like explanation), or what. If anyone can
help me, I'd sure appreciate it.
The particulars:
I downloaded the binary labelled
"Solaris Sparc v2.8 based on OpenDX 4.1.3" from the OpenDX
web site and installed it in the usual place (/usr/local/dx).
My workstation is a SunBlade 1000, running Solaris 8 and CDE.
The kinds of problems I'm experiencing include:
- VPE crashes a lot. I'm doing a lot of macro
development right now. Quite frequently, operations
like opening/closing a macro window or reloading
macro definitions will cause VPE to die. As a defensive
measure, I've been saving every couple of opertaions,
and quitting/restarting VPE every couple of saves.
- Mangling a macro's .net file. This only happened once,
but to a large, complicated macro.
It suddenly started producing 100s of syntax errors when
trying to load it. I looked at the file and it seemed
ok to me (not being a script expert, however). VPE would
show the modules, but none of the connections. I ended up
rewiring the network.
- ImportSpreadsheet causes Signal 11 in the executive.
This seems to be connected with categorization, because
if I don't categorize any columns, it works fine.
- Sometimes zooming in the Image window causes DX to crash
and kills my window manager along with my login shell!!
- Occasional complaints about bad reference counts.
Thanks in advance!
Joel
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