Re: violent crashes

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From: Andrew Loewenstern
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 01:43

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In article <1992Apr13.232753.25043@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>  
schildba@spot.Colorado.EDU (Wolfgang Schildbach) writes:

>  every once in a while it happens to me that upon executing my code
>  the NeXT just kills *ALL* my processes, logs me out and leaves me
>  with the login screen. My understanding of UNIX is that no matter
>  how nasty a program, it should never infringe on other processes.
>  
>  What could cause these nasty crashes?

That is your Windowserver dying.  You are right about Unix.  When the window  
server dies, it doesn't affect any other processes EXCEPT NeXTstep process like  
Workspace and all your apps since they rely on the Windowserver for everything.   
When the Windowserver dies, it takes all of your NeXTstep apps along with it.   
Anyone logged in over the network won't notice...

Generally it takes some pretty wicked PostScript code or a bug to crash the  
windowserver...

andrew
-- 
andrew@cubetech.com
Andrew Loewenstern            |  "listen: there's a hell of a good universe
Cube Technologies, Inc.       |   next door; let's go." --- e.e. cummings

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Subject: Re: violent crashes
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