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Date: | Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:38:48 -0500 |
From: | "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh AT cygwin DOT com> |
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Subject: | Re: new x.org server - startx and xinit fail? |
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Lloyd Wood wrote: > I've just updated my Cygwin installation (1.5.25), and got the new x.org > xserver. > > startx has stopped working. > After xauth creates a new authority file, it throws up a dialog saying > it's put help text > in /var/log/XWin.0.log > > Perusing /var/log/XWin.0.log shows: > > XWin was started with the following command line: > > /usr/bin/X :0 -auth /cygdrive/c/Documents and > Settings/lwood/.serverauth.32660 > [..] > unrecognized option: and > > suggesting that missing quotes somewhere in startx borked the command. > Adding quotes in throughout startx (xinit command, whenever I saw $HOME) > didn't change this; whatever can't handle spaces is a little hidden. > > xinit run alone dies because it can't find supported fonts. > > How to get cygwin's x-window-in-Windows-window support running again and > get to an xterm? X questions and issues should go to the cygwin-xfree list. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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