Cygwin-X shortcuts and installation to "c:\Program Files\cygwin"
Mike McCollister
mikemccollister@yahoo.com
Wed Feb 2 14:57:00 GMT 2005
Alexander,
--- Alexander Gottwald <Alexander.Gottwald@s1999.tu-chemnitz.de> wrote:
> Mike McCollister wrote:
>
> > I have installed cygwin, plus Cygwin-X, to c:\progra~1\cygwin. I have used
> it
> > that way for years. However, I have noticed that when I try to run an
> > X-Windows program using the pre-defined shortcuts in the start menu, such
> as
> > xcalc or bitmap, that they will not run. When I look at the properties of
> the
> > program I get this error message with run.exe:
> >
> > Error: Couldn't find Files\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\run.exe" -p /usr/X11R6/bin
> > xcalc -display 127.0.0.1:0.0 anywhere. I even looked in the PATH...
>
> Is the entry in the shortcut broken? Or is it the run utility.
> The shortcut should read
> "C:\Program Files\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\run.exe" -p /usr/X11R6/bin xcalc
> -display 127.0.0.1:0.0
The entry is good. It appears to be the run utility.
Mike
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