Starting X server and checkX

[Holger Krull]

Angelo Graziosi schrieb:
> Following this discussion
>   http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2006-07/msg00131.html
> 
> I have tried to modify the script in this way (to start X+urxvt):
....
 
> When X is running, 'checkX' return 0 (from checkX --help), so WHY
> 
>          A               B
>    /usr/bin/checkX || start_XWin
> 
> should work ?


My guess is, you have to set DISPLAY before you do checkX. How else would it know which X11 Server to search if it was not started as a child?


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