[GRASSLIST:2841] Re: d.mon can't bind to socket

[Glynn Clements]

Eric G. Miller wrote:

> > I think this problem has been reported before but I haven't seen a
> > response.  (Maybe I'm not looking in the right place.)
> > 
> > I've just installed grass5.0pre2 under MacOS X using XFree86 4.1 with
> > XDarwin 1.0.6.  All goes well until I try and start a monitor.  Then I
> > get the following:
> > 
> > GRASS 5.0.0pre2 > d.mon start=x0
> > using default visual which is TrueColor
> > ncolors: 16777216
> > Can't bind to socket; already in use?
> > No socket to connect to for monitor <x0>.
> > Problem selecting x0.  Will try once more
> > No socket to connect to for monitor <x0>.
> > 
> > Thus I'm prevented from starting any monitors.  Has anyone any
> > experience with this problem?
> 
> Do you get a directory /tmp/grass-$USER (where $USER is your login)?
> And if so, does it contain anything? (like a file called "x0").

AFAICT, this was changed after pre2.

"cvs log src/libes/gis/unix_socks.c" says that pre2 (2001/09/13) was
version 1.5.4.1 (2001/08/01), but the change was made in version
1.5.4.2 (2001/10/08).

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn.clements at virgin.net>