On 6/7/2017 12:29 PM, Hans-Bernhard Bröker wrote: > Am 07.06.2017 um 17:18 schrieb Ugly Leper: >> If I want to enter xterm straight from a Windows command prompt I try >> >> G:\> bin\run bin\XWin -clipboard -nolock -multiwindow 2>nul & >> G:\> bin\xterm -display :0.0 > > I'm less than convinced that the '&' at the end of the first command is > a valid idea. >
Probably not since this is from a Windows CMD. >> /usr/bin/xterm: Xt error: Can't open display: :0.0 >> /usr/bin/xterm: DISPLAY is not set >> >> Any ideas? (This used to work, it really did ...) > > WFM, without the '&', and each line copy-pasted individually, so there's > some time for X to start before its services are required. > And you're using a Cygwin shell instead of a Windows shell. That may be more of an issue for the OP. -- cyg Simple -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
