Bug 3129

Summary: startx can be smarter regarding 'server already running'
Product: Sisyphus Reporter: Michael Shigorin <mike>
Component: XFree86-serverAssignee: Anton Farygin <rider>
Status: CLOSED FIXED QA Contact: qa-sisyphus
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: P3 CC: ldv
Version: unstable   
Hardware: all   
OS: Linux   
Attachments:
Description Flags
better startx
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better startx (updated) none

Description Michael Shigorin 2003-10-07 20:27:14 MSD 
sometimes you would want startx not to complain about :0 being already taken but
just dynamically figure out and use the next free number.  

the attached /usr/X11R6/bin/startx would do just that, while maintaining 100%
compatibility with usual version; it was rewritten with some security in mind
for this inclusion (ldv seems to have no objections for now).

Steps to Reproduce:
startx
Actual Results:  
Fatal server error:
Server is already active for display 0


Expected Results:  
new display
Comment 1 Michael Shigorin 2003-10-07 20:28:39 MSD 
Created attachment 292 [details]
better startx
Comment 2 Michael Shigorin 2003-10-17 20:23:15 MSD 
umm... used to work until recently when xinit (X, actually) started to complain
like this:

Unrecognized option: /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc
use: X [:<display>] [option]

the fix is trivial (updated /usr/X11R6/bin/startx reattached):

-xinit $clientargs -- $authdisplay $serverargs -deferglyphs 16 &
+xinit $clientargs -- $serverargs $authdisplay -deferglyphs 16 &

_PS_: hint: this "startx" can be GREAT for Compact-2.3!
Comment 3 Michael Shigorin 2003-10-17 20:24:47 MSD 
Created attachment 298 [details]
better startx (updated)

trivial fix for updated xinit
Comment 4 Michael Shigorin 2003-10-17 22:08:50 MSD 
seems it would be better to move "-deferglyphs 16" to xserverrc or drop it on
the floor if old problem with heavy performance degradation during (occasional)
attempt to load ("wrong") hieroglyphic font.

I'd stay on the safe side (move not drop).
Comment 5 Anton Farygin 2003-10-20 14:49:02 MSD 
fixed (XFree86-4.3.0-alt5)
Comment 6 Michael Shigorin 2003-10-22 11:58:48 MSD 
regarding deferglyphs: it's now xfs-related stuff, already included in
/etc/X11/fs/config; so ok and no need to duplicate it here, really.
Comment 7 Michael Shigorin 2005-08-30 02:23:27 MSD 
closing
Comment 8 Michael Shigorin 2005-08-30 02:34:01 MSD 
closing