Re: @%$#$ can't start on RH 7.1
Andy Piper wrote:
> > Now I have run into this I have to question why we are even
trying to do
> > net related functions at startup. Its only an editor for goodness sake.
>
>You can't use X without using "net related functions"
To me there is a world of difference between loopback and DNS lookups.
Note that this isn't strictly about DNS lookups in general; simply
calling XOpenDisplay(NULL) may result in a DNS lookup, depending upon
what DISPLAY is set to and how the system's resolver is configured.
AFAICT, the problem is that XEmacs tries to canonicalise the host part
of a display specification in order to support multiple displays in
the way it does, e.g. so that it can perform meaningful equality tests
between devices.
Having said that, I don't really see why there would be a problem if
XEmacs thinks that two frames are on different devices when they're
not.
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Glynn Clements <glynn.clements(a)virgin.net>