"cannot open display"
Larry Hall (Cygwin X)
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Sun Sep 10 02:45:00 GMT 2006
Ogogon !!! wrote:
> Good afternoon, colleagues!
>
> I have established CygWin to compile under Windows the program developed
> in gcc. At compilation of console applications - all OK. All
> applications, even rather complex, are started and work without remarks.
>
> However, any attempt to create the program with GTK+, leads to that at
> their start there is a message "Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:".
> At distribution kit CygWin there is a program gtk-demo.exe. Obviously,
> it it is guaranteed it is compiled without mistakes. It is not started
> and also writes "Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:".
>
> My OS - WindowsXP Pro (Rus). What do I do incorrectly?
Forgot to read and follow the problem reporting guidelines?
> Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html
My WAG - you're not running the X-server. Run it and try again. If
you don't have it, re-run 'setup.exe' and install all the X packages.
Open a command prompt and type 'startxwin.bat' and return. Wait for
the X-server to start (puts a little "X" in your task bar). Try again.
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