| Hi,
I support a cross-platform app that runs legacy "console" programs in a xterm. I have found that upon upgrading to 10.6.3 (and getting XQuartz 2.3.5) I have problems with xterm entering into an infinite loop.
The specifics are:
* I am launching xterm using a "exec xterm" command from inside an older Tcl/Tk/BLT dqkit (compiled for G4) * xterm launches fine and programs run inside the xterm fine * one cannot close the xterm window using the red X in the app frame * exiting the shell causes the xterm to consume nearly 100% of one CPU. I have found no way to end the app short of a kill -9 * the problem has been reported as well by one of my users.
I was not able to duplicate the problem with a newer tcl/tk shell.
I want to see if anyone has any experience with this. Even better would be a quick & easy fix. Telling users they need to upgrade XQuartz is probably not an option for most. Building a new dqkit is probably in my future, but not the ideal.
Brian
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