Answers Database WORKSTATION INSTALL: Translation table syntax errors (XkeysymDB) Record #1213 Product Family: Software Product Line: M1 Graphical/General Product Part: Install Problem Title: WORKSTATION INSTALL: Translation table syntax errors (XkeysymDB) Problem Description: When the Xilinx workstation install program runs, the following translation table syntax error warnings may appear: Warning: translation table syntax error: Unknown keysym name: osfSelect Warning: ... found while parsing ' <Key>osfSelect: ManagerGadgetSelect() ' Warning: translation table syntax error: Unknown keysym name: osfHelp Warning: ... found while parsing ' <Key>osfHelp: ManagerGadgetHelp() ' The Xilinx Install program runs under OpenWindows, and the problem is usually caused by a missing, incomplete, or incompatible XKeysymDB file. XKeysymDB is an ASCII file which defines keyboard bindings or functions, and it is operating system-specific. The XACT Install program expects the XKeysymDB file to be in /usr/lib/X11 in all cases, but often it is located in /usr/openwin/lib on Sun and Solaris platforms. Solution 1: To correct the problem, try:        setenv XKEYSYMDB /usr/openwin/lib/XKeysymDB        /cdrom/install   or: mkdir /usr/lib/X11        ln -s /usr/openwin/lib/XKeysymDB /usr/lib/X11/XKeysymDB        /cdrom/install Or try /cdrom/cdi.csh for a less functional but non-graphical install. Note that such warnings are often the symptom of a deeper problem which can often be resolved by installing the latest OpenWindows patch from Sun. End of Record #1213 - Last Modified: 12/06/96 17:02

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