Re: Strange lockup with metacity

[Jan Djärv]

Jonathan Corbet skrev:
> Jan Dj채rv <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > I'd say it is a bug in metacity (there are
> > plenty already ...), but I've changed that bit in Emacs so we only send
> > _NET_ACTIVATE_WINDOW on explicit raise-frame calls.
>
> I have no trouble believing that it could be a metacity bug - but
> nothing else triggers it.
>
> > Jonathan, can you test a newer CVS?  Can you also check if raise-frame
> > works on your old copy (i.e. the one that didn't hang metacity) of Emacs
> > and the newer one?
>
> Nope.  The behavior has changed, though.  So, to summarize:
>
>   - With 22.0.91: an attempt to resize the window will lock up every
>     time.
>
>   - 22.0.91 with the patch sent by Chong Yidong backed out: never locks
>     up.
>
>   - With CVS grabbed in the morning (US/Mountain) of November 30: locks
>     up maybe one time in five - but still definitely locks up.  It is,
>     however, easier to unwedge: for whatever reason, switching to
>     another virtual console and back shakes things loose.
>
> Hope that helps,

Can you find out what version of metacity you have?
If we can't fix this, we have to take out that code as Richard says.  Too many 
people are using metacity.  Funny, choosing between metacity bugs.  At least 
the raise-frame bug doesn't cause a hang.

Thanks,

        Jan D.