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Chapter 3 Open Issues 15
Graphics — X Server Crash While Running PEX
Applications on PGX (103566-18)
Applications using PHIGS, XGL, or PEX may cause the window system to crash on
systems configured with a PGX graphics frame buffer. This is caused by bugs in the
PEX library and is not specific to the PGX graphics frame buffer.
Workaround: Install patch 103566-18 and set the XGLNOPEX environment variable
before executing PHIGS, PEX, or XGL applications. To set the XGLNOPEX
environment variable, do the following:
You can obtain this patch (including installation information) on the SunSolve Web
page at: http://sunsolve.sun.com or contact your authorized Sun support
provider for details.
Graphics — PEX Does Not Operate Correctly on
PGX (4007975)
Some 3-D applications may experience problems when run on a PGX framebuffer.
Problems may range from incorrect rendering to window system crashes.
Workaround: Set the environment variable XGLNOPEX before executing any 3-D
application.
Note – It is not necessary to assign a value to this environment variable.
% setenv XGLNOPEX TRUE
% setenv XGLNOPEX