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Re: Cygwin-X shortcuts and installation to "c:\Program Files\cygwin"
- From: Alexander Gottwald <Alexander dot Gottwald at s1999 dot tu-chemnitz dot de>
- To: Cygwin XFree Forum LIST <cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com>, MikeMcCollister at yahoo dot com
- Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 23:51:01 +0100 (MET)
- Subject: Re: Cygwin-X shortcuts and installation to "c:\Program Files\cygwin"
- References: <20050201200256.95532.qmail@web30402.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
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
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