default X wm + .LIBX11.DLL missing

[Larry Hall]

David Selby wrote:

> Hello
> 
> Last query for a while, don't want to wear you guys out ... Everything 
> is OK, got bash, vim, rxvt working as I want them but I have one last 
> problem ...
> 
> I have installed X.
> 
> When I executed "startx" It paused, then booted X, and booted into a 
> window manager. All OK
> 
> Problem 1... I decided to change the window manager to openbox 
> (apparently related to blackbox?) so I found
> /etc/x11/xinit/xinitrc, deleted the window manager & typed in openbox. 
> Stupid in the extreme, I should have #d it out.... what is the default 
> window manager for startx ?
> 
> Problem 2... openbox does not want to work. X starts & I get a popup "A 
> required .DLL file LIBX11.DLL was not found" ... mmm .... I went to 
> windows update, updated my adged 98SE & tried again. Same message. I 
> tried starting openbox without startx, assumed it would call startx & 
> maybe be happier, zip, just same message again.
> 
> At a guess cygwin is fine, and 98SE is lacking a "DLL?" If this is the 
> case Its a windows problem and OT. I will go contact some windows gurus 
> ! Before I do that can anyone confirm this is a windows problem ?

No libX11 is an X DLL so that would be Cygwin.  See
<http://cygwin.com/packages/> to find which package this is in and
install it.

BTW, this is really a question about X on Cygwin so it should go to
cygwin-xfree.  I've redirected the conversation there and reset the
reply-to appropriately.  Please use that list to follow-up if necessary.

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