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Re: Fw: X and startx [cfg: please comment]
- To: "Harold Hunt" <huntharo at msu dot edu>,"Dave Cook" <duck at caveduck dot com>,<cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com>
- Subject: Re: Fw: X and startx [cfg: please comment]
- From: "Robert Collins" <robert dot collins at itdomain dot com dot au>
- Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 15:11:10 +1000
- Cc: "Andrew Markebo" <flognat at flognat dot myip dot org>
- References: <NHEELHJHHFKPMAEAFMFCIEOACFAA.huntharo@msu.edu>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harold Hunt" <huntharo@msu.edu>
To: "Robert Collins" <robert.collins@itdomain.com.au>; "Dave Cook"
<duck@caveduck.com>; <cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com>
Cc: "Andrew Markebo" <flognat@flognat.myip.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 3:11 PM
Subject: RE: Fw: X and startx [cfg: please comment]
> > What do you think about doing that now? IMO your suggestion re
> > /etc/profile is the right way to do it(tm), but altering
/etc/profile
> > post-cygwin install is the wrong way... thus my suggestion.
> >
> > I see no reason to wait for XFree86 being included.
>
> I got the impression that David thinks we should do it now, as it will
just
> be required by the time that Cygwin/XFree86 uses the Cygwin installer.
>
> In any case, I support the idea of adding /usr/X11R6/bin/ to the path
in
> /etc/profile if Chris Faylor signs off on it.
I'll just add for clarity: David suggested a "protected" means, where it
is only added if the appropriate directories exist.
Rob
> Harold
>