From:	Ssiddiqi AT InspirePharm DOT Com (Suhaib M. Siddiqi)
Subject:	Re: where to get X11 libs wich work with Cygwin?
26 Jan 1999 02:53:01 -0800 :
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To:	<mike DOT fabian AT it-mannesmann DOT de>, <gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com>

By the way, XFree86 cannot be compiled under Cygwin.
You need to download X11R6 source code from www.x.org
and the patches from Sergey's web site then compile it yourself.
Otherwise grab the pre-compiled version from Sergey's web site.
Suhaib



----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Fabian <mike DOT fabian AT it-mannesmann DOT de>
To: <gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com>
Sent: Monday, January 25, 1999 7:13 AM
Subject: where to get X11 libs wich work with Cygwin?


>Hello,
>
>the Cygnus  FAQ mentions that it  is possible to use  X11 libraries to
>build GUIs on Windows:
>
>>    There are two basic strategies for porting Unix GUIs to Windows.
>>
>>    The first is to use a portable graphics library such as tcl/tk,
>> X11, or V (and others?). [...]  In the case of X11, you'll need
>> everyone using your program to have an X11 server installed.
>
>Where can one find X11-libraries which work with Cygnus?
>
>Can these be compiled with Cygnus from the XFree86 Sources?
>
>Would Hummingbird-Exceed work as an X-Server?
>
>Thank you,
>
>Mike
>
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