Date: Thu, 08 Apr 93 15:05:05 PDT
From: Peter Crowley <pcrowley AT qdeck DOT com>
To: BRV AT msc DOT com, djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject: Calling system() with GCC 2.2.2/2.3.3 and DVX/Motif

>I am using GCC 2.2.2 on a DECpc 433dxLP (486/33MHz) in conjunction with
>DESQview/X and its Motif Window Manager and Motif/X development kits.

...

>I am just at the stage of the conversion that I am first attempting to
>execute system() calls. The command *does* execute, but immediately
>after it is completed, my application dies with an

>XIO: fatal IO error 32 (unknown erro) on X server ":0.0"
>     after 7870 requests (7836 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
>     The connection was probably broken by a server shutdown or KillClient.

>error message.

This was a bug in DESQview/X, it is fixed in 1.1.  You can opt for the free
upgrade, or download a new socket.dvr from qdeck.com:/pub/upload/gordan.zip
which fixes the problem.

Peter Crowley
Quarterdeck Offices Systems
pcrowley AT qdeck DOT com