it turned out my /etc/X11/rgb.txt file was missing.
See my following post for more info.
On Sun, 25 Mar 2001, Romain Lerallut wrote:
> Hello everyone !
>
> My /usr has been slightly damaged, after a hard reboot. Now any x app
> using tk dies at startup.(see error message below)
> I've tried --reinstalling tk (8.2) , installing a new tk (8.3) but no
> success.
> I wonder if it's possible to --reinstall every package tk depends on ?
> But would it work ? All other x-related apps (mostly gtk-based) work fine,
> as far as I can see...
>
> Thanks for any idea,
> Romain
>
>
>
> error message from tk:
>
> Application initialization failed: unknown color name "Black"
> Error in startup script: can't invoke "winfo" command: application has
> been destroyed
> while executing
> "winfo depth ."
> (file "/etc/tkcvs/tkcvs_def.tcl" line 1)
> invoked from within
> "if {[file exists /etc/tkcvs/tkcvs_def.tcl]} {
> source /etc/tkcvs/tkcvs_def.tcl
> }"
> (file "/usr/bin/tkcvs" line 50)
>
>
> The only common part between all tk apps being the line about "Black" , the
> other error messages depend on the app used.
>
>
> --
> LILO, you've got me on my knees!
> -- David Black, [EMAIL PROTECTED], with apologies to Derek and the
> Dominos, and Werner Almsberger
>
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