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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Serious DCOP problem.
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date:       2000-12-20 21:15:31
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On Wednesday 20 December 2000 11:49, rik@kde.org wrote:
> #if Waldo Bastian
>
> > knotify did a system("aplay somefile") and got stuck on that for some
> > reason. As a result knotify didn't handle incoming DCOP request any more.
> > This caused the DCOP server to lock up on a write() call as part of a
> > ICESendMessage (probably after it's buffer filled up with other
> > requests). Result: a total lockup of the desktop.
>
> I would guess that knotify waits for aplay to return. If aplay can't
> grab the audio device, I think it blocks. So knotify could just start
> aplay and not wait for it to finish, if that's how it works.

Sure, knotify needs to be fixed as well, but I shouldn't need to loose my 
work in kpresenter because of a bug in knotify. knotify will not be the last 
application with a bug :-] 

Which reminds me that it might also be helpfully if applications would be 
able to survive a crash of the dcopserver.

Cheers,
Waldo

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