--replace race condition: Another window manager is already running on screen

Bug #1085591 reported by Sam Spilsbury
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Compiz
Fix Released
Medium
Sam Spilsbury
0.9.8
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
compiz (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Sam Spilsbury

Bug Description

Sometimes compiz --replace fails to work:

compiz (core) - Error: Another window manager is already running on screen: 0

This sometimes also happens with other window managers, which leads me to believe that the shutdown logic is not working correctly

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Sam Spilsbury (smspillaz) wrote :

Maybe related to bug 1085590

Changed in compiz:
status: New → In Progress
importance: Undecided → Medium
assignee: nobody → Sam Spilsbury (smspillaz)
milestone: none → 0.9.9.0
Revision history for this message
Sam Spilsbury (smspillaz) wrote :

Not related to bug 1085590

Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
status: New → In Progress
importance: Undecided → Medium
assignee: nobody → Sam Spilsbury (smspillaz)
milestone: none → ubuntu-13.04-alpha-1
Changed in compiz:
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
milestone: ubuntu-13.04-alpha-1 → ubuntu-13.04-month-2
Changed in compiz:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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