Michael Han <mikehan+fvwm_at_mikehan.com> writes:
> On Mon, Jun 26, 2000 at 10:22:51PM -0400, Dan Espen wrote:
> > Elliot Sowadsky <elliot_at_c-cube.com> writes:
> > > exitting fvwm (2.3.16) still hangs even w/ this .xinitrc ...
> >
> > [snip a bunch of good suggestions from Dan]
> >
> > > if [ -f /usr/local/bin/fvwm2 ]; then # fvwm2 Window Manager
> > > fvwm2
> > > fi
> >
> > If you did get this far, executing fvwm2 would be the last thing you
> > did in your .xinitrc, and you would be using the window manager to
> > keep your X Session active. If you correctly exited fvwm, then your X
> > session would end.
> >
> > Try removing the piece above.
>
> Err, should it be an exec fvwm2? I've always understood X startup to
> prefer to exec the window manager as the final system call.
exec is better. It eliminates an unnecessary process.
I don't think that not using exec would cause a hang.
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Received on Tue Jun 27 2000 - 05:41:21 BST