RE: [TCLUG:7022] asclock_applet core dumps

[Christopher McKinley <lamfada@lugh.net>]

On Tue, 20 Jul 1999, Unni Nambiar wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bob Tanner [mailto:tanner@real-time.com]
> > Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 1:12 PM
> > To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org
> > Subject: [TCLUG:7022] asclock_applet core dumps
> > 
> > 
> > Wow!
> > 
> > My first non-stable GNOME applet:
> > 
> > % asclock_applet 
> > Segmentation fault (core dumped)
> >
>  
> Well apart from the fact that no application should ever core dump (yeah,
> right), i believe the panel applets can only be launched from the panel and
> not from the shell.
> 
> In any case, i was wondering if you got this to work, 'cause mine never has.
> And there are other similar panel applets that just don't come up (some do).
> My problem (and this is a general question) is how can we debug a panel
> applet if it doesn't come up and nothing happens ? If it's dumping core when
> run from the panel, where does it dump core (i could run find all over, but
> ...).
> 
> Any ideas ?
> 

Actually, if you are running the panel and start an applet from the
cmdline, it will show up in the panel.  I do not know where messages go if
you start it from the panel.  I am using gnome-core v1.0.5 and asclock
works OK, which version is in RedHat 6.0?


-Chris