xfig 3.2.3a tries to use Xaw header files to subclass to an Xaw3d widget. This is a no-no, and it causes xfig to crash the first time a menu is brought up when it is run with XFree86-4.0. Attached is a patch which fixes this.
Created attachment 262 [details] xfig/Xaw3d patch
Created attachment 263 [details] I must a chunk; here's the correct patch
Sigh. "I must a chunk" should have been "I missed a chunk". It's late.
fixed in rawhide.