Bug 14240 - can't start netscape as a backgrounded proc
Summary: can't start netscape as a backgrounded proc
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: netscape-alpha
Version: 7.3
Hardware: alpha
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Bill Nottingham
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2000-07-18 18:25 UTC by Kurt Ludwig
Modified: 2014-03-17 02:14 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2000-08-31 23:47:25 UTC
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Description Kurt Ludwig 2000-07-18 18:25:42 UTC 
if you try to start netscape with a '&' behind it (backgrounding it and 
freeing your terminal) it comes back w/ 'exit 255 netscape'

running the same command minus the '&' results in a running (though still 
frequently crashing) netscape

this is in gnome
Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2000-08-31 20:54:30 UTC 
Matt, does this happen on your system?
Comment 2 Matt Wilson 2000-08-31 23:47:23 UTC 
no, but mv .netscape netscape-old and see if it helps.  I think there is a new
bug that is making preferences.js kill everything.
Comment 3 Bill Nottingham 2000-10-17 04:51:14 UTC 
This should be fixed in the next rawhide release (4.75-2, IIRC.)
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