[Paraview] "Save View Image" crashes X on my Intel Mac

[Joe Koski]

on 8/24/06 12:32 PM, William Klug at klug at ucla.edu wrote:

> Hi all,
> I recently switched from a PowerBook to a new Intel-based
> MacBookPro.  Using the compile options specified in the FAQ, ParaView
> compiles and runs just fine on the intel mac, but whenever I try to
> use the "Save View Image" command, X11 crashes.  I've tried stable
> releases ParaView-2.2, ParaView-2.4, and the cvs distribution, and
> all have the same problem.  As soon as I click "Save" after entering
> a file name, ParaView and X11 both die, leaving the message
> 
>    X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).
> 
> on the command line.  I'm guessing that X is crashing and taking
> ParaView with it, but I'm not sure what's causing the problem.  I've
> looked for clues in the mailing list archives, but haven't seen any
> mention of quite this sort of behavior.  Does anyone have any ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> Bill
> 
Bill,

When all else fails, there is an Apple X11-users mail list that tackles such
questions. An Apple person monitors the list, but is not easy to identify.
You can sign up for the list at

  http://lists.apple.com/

Joe