Unable to open the display

[Alex Vinokur]

"Alex Vinokur" <alexvn@connect.to> wrote in message news:cj8dmt$kr2$1@sea.gmane.org...
> $ gv -v
> gv: Unable to open the display
>
> $ cygcheck -sr | grep ghost
> ghostscript-base     7.05-2
> ghostscript-x11      7.05-2
>
> Also:
> $ which -a gs
> /usr/local/bin/gs
> /usr/bin/gs
> /bin/gs
> /usr/bin/gs
> /usr/X11R6/bin/gs
>
> $ gs -v
> GNU Ghostscript 8.01 (2004-01-30)
> Copyright (C) 2004 artofcode LLC, Benicia, CA.  All rights reserved.
>
> $ /usr/X11R6/bin/gs -v
> GNU Ghostscript 7.05 (2002-04-22)
> Copyright (C) 2002 artofcode LLC, Benicia, CA.  All rights reserved.
>
>
>
> Why is 'gv' unable to open the display?
>
[snip]

Also:

$ /usr/X11R6/bin/gs foo.tex
GNU Ghostscript 7.05 (2002-04-22)
Copyright (C) 2002 artofcode LLC, Benicia, CA.  All rights reserved.
This software comes with NO WARRANTY: see the file PUBLIC for details.
GNU Ghostscript 7.05: Cannot open X display `(null)'.
**** Unable to open the initial device, quitting.


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