gv: Unable to open the display.

[Mark Hadfield]

lin q wrote:
 > ...
> My only purpose is to view a postscript file content and as I know I 
> should run gv, so i installed gv package and then in cygwin shell I type 
> "/usr/X11R6/bin/gv.exe".

If your only purpose is to view a Postscript file, have you considered 
using the native windows version of Ghostscript and the viewer Gsview:

   http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/

I mean, Cygwin is a marvellous package for emulating Unix on Windows 
*where necessary* but in this case I don't think it's necessary.

Disclaimer: I am not trying to start an "X sucks/X rules" flame war here.

-- 
Mark Hadfield          "Kei puwaha te tai nei, Hoea tahi tatou"
m.hadfield@niwa.co.nz
National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)


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