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Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2016 09:48:36 -0800 (PST)
From: "Peter A. Castro" <doctor@fruitbat.org>
To: Marco Atzeri <marco.atzeri@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Package x3270 installation error: startx crashes
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On Wed, 21 Dec 2016, Marco Atzeri wrote:

> Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2016 10:56:23 +0100
> From: Marco Atzeri <marco.atzeri@gmail.com>
> To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> Subject: Re: Package x3270 installation error: startx crashes
> 
> On 20/12/2016 22:21, SERGEY BULDYREV wrote:
>> Dear All,
>> 
>> 
>> In November 2016 I tried several times to install Cygwin 2.6.0 from
>> 
>> the official cite setup-x86_64.exe form various mirrors. Installation 
>> always ended with an error:Package: _/x3270
>>                x3270.sh exit code 1
>
> can you try to run the script
> etc/postinstall/x3270.sh

There is a known issue with this postinstall.  It invokes mkfontdir which 
throws an error because of the options it uses.  This can be ignored. 
I'll fix it eventually.

> If no failure is reported you can rename it as
> etc/postinstall/x3270.sh.done
> so that will not be rerun next time you run the setup.

Just rename it.

You will need to manually rebuild the font cache with mkfontdir.

>> I am using windows 10 on a Dell Laptop XPS 15.
>> When I tried startx from mintty, it always crashes.
>
> Have you tried startxwin ?
>
> When reporting problem please follows
>> Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
>
> and attach the cygcheck.out.
>
> Regards
> Marco
>
>
>
>
>
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