Answers Database Dynatext Browser: dtext quits with bus error when executed from Solaris CDE. Record #2015 Problem Title: Dynatext Browser: dtext quits with bus error when executed from Solaris CDE. Problem Description: Key Words: CDE, Dynatext, Bus Error, core, Solaris Urgency: Standard CDE (Common Desktop Envrionment) on Solaris, several warnings may occur of the type : krusty% dtext DynaText(TM) v2.3, Oct 1 1994, Copyright (c) 1990-1994. Issue #639 Electronic Book Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Warning: Cannot convert string "-dt-interface system-medium-r-normal-s*-*-*-*-*- *-*-*-*" to type FontSet Warning: Unable to load any useable fontset Warning: Cannot convert string "-dt-interface system-medium-r-normal-s*-*-*-*-*- *-*-*-*:" to type FontList Warning: Cannot convert string "-dt-interface user-medium-r-normal-s*-*-*-*-*-*- *-*-*" to type FontSet Warning: Unable to load any useable fontset Warning: Cannot convert string "-dt-interface user-medium-r-normal-s*-*-*-*-*-*- *-*-*:" to type FontList Then upon attempting to open a book, Dynatext abruptly ends with a Bus Error (core dumped). Solution 1: You'll need to point your XNLSPATH variable to the nls library to /usr/dt/lib/nls If you don't have this path or the correct nls libraries, you can download the libraries from the following ftp site: ftp://ftp.fnal.gov/pub/nedit get the file nls.tar Put the file in a temporary directory, untar it (tar xvf nls.tar) it creates in the temp dir a sub dir called /nls mkdir -p /usr/dt/lib/nls copy the files from "/temp_dir/nls" to "/usr/dt/lib/nls" Set a evironment variable : XNLSPATH to this directory. Source or reboot and start dtext Note: If you do not have permissions to write in the "/usr/dt/lib" directory, it may be placed in another writable directory and the XNLSPATH environment variable may point to that directory however it is suggested to place it in the "/usr/dt/lib/nls" directory if possible. See Xilinx Solution 2673 for any problems regarding the M1 core tools because of this environment setting Solution 2: This error can usually be fixed by loading the Openwindow Keys into the system. If you type the following at a command prompt: xrdb /usr/openwin/lib/Xdefaults before executing the Dynatext viewer, dtext, the warnings should disappear and the system should no longer Bus Error when executing Dynatext. Note: This command may need to be re-executed if the user logs out of the system or if the Fonts are adjusted from the CDE Style Manager. Solution 3: Another possible work-around is to remotely log into a machine running SunOS4 and executing dtext from this machine : cde_machine% rlogin sun4_machine SunOS Release 4.1.4 (GENERIC) #4: Sun May 19 02:19:06 PDT 1996 sun4_machine% setenv DISPLAY cde_machine:0.0 sun4_machine% dtext Note: When executing Dynatext from a SunOS4 machine, be sure your path reflects the Sun4 binary from Dynatext: set path (<Dynatext_install>/binsun4 $path) End of Record #2015 - Last Modified: 10/27/97 10:53

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