Window mgr. font pb when using vnc for solaris 2.5 on solaris 2.7?

[Albert Karlsson]

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Hi
why not comile it yourself?
get a compiler (gcc) at http://www.sunfreeware.com/
that=B4s what I did.....
mvh
/A

"Zelck, Guy" wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I've been using a pre-compiled binary for sparc solaris 2.5 on my solar=
is
> 2.5 & 2.6 platforms with great success.
> However, when I try to use that same binary on solaris 2.7 the binary r=
uns
> alright but whatever window mgr. I try to use seems to have problems wi=
th
> the font recognition. It's not that I haven't declared the font paths, =
I'm
> not a newbie, but I get the following errors:
> using olwm:
> --------------
>     [sune2:/.dt] olwm
>     olwm: fatal error -- Could not find any fonts to use. Exiting...
>
> using dtwm:
> --------------
>     Workspace Manager: failed to load font: =FE=A1:=FE=F5=FE=B0W
>
> using xset q to see where the fonts are (this is done with Xvnc running=
 from
> within the xterm window that xstartup provides):
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------=
-----
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>     Font Path:
>
> /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr=
/open
> win/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/
>
> As you can see, it's not Xvnc that won't start, it runs, I can connect =
to it
> and it is willing to run X apps like xterm or xclock e.g..
> It's just (but this is crucial) that it won't start any of my beloved w=
indow
> mgrs.
> I presume there is an incompatibility between the fonts from different
> solaris versions. I read all the Faqs & docs but there is no mention of=
 this
> anywhere.
> Either there is a simple solution which I would be gratefull to hear of=
 or
> ... can anyone please point me to a pre-compiled Solaris 2.7 binary for=
 vnc.
>
> Thanks for your replies,
>
>
>
>
> Guy ( guy.zelck "at" eds.com <mailto:guy.zelck "at" eds.com> )
>
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