Fwd: Xwindows won't start (Can't read lock file)

[Yaakov (Cygwin Ports)]

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Jon TURNEY wrote:
> Ok, my archaeological investigations in this area have revealed that this
> locking code probably wasn't enabled in 6.8.99.  I don't think it is actually
> giving any benefit, since we also have a native named mutex is used in the DDX
> code to prevent multiple servers with the same display number, before that
> locking code is entered.

That may help for XWin, but what about all the other servers?  They do
rely on the locks to prevent multiple servers on the same display.

The question is really *why* this is causing problems.  I haven't seen
this, and AFAIK neither have you.  My /tmp is 1777; has anyone with this
problem tried that?


Yaakov
Cygwin/X
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