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Not your normal DISPLAY problem.
- To: <cygwin-xfree at sourceware dot cygnus dot com>
- Subject: Not your normal DISPLAY problem.
- From: "Larry Sanderson" <larrys at mrstock dot com>
- Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 10:17:55 -0700
At first glance, the "Can't open display" error I'm getting seems the
run-of-the-mill variety... Just make sure the X-server is running, and the
DISPLAY variable is properly set. But...
If I'm on a second (fully functional) box, and set the DISPLAY to point to
the problem machine, the X-programs pop up just fine. So, the X-server seems
to be running correctly. If I'm on the first and point the DISPLAY to
itself (or to the second fully functional one) then nothing works... I
always get the "Can't open display" error.
It seems as though either the DISPLAY variable isn't being read correctly,
or I'm doing something incredibly stupid.
Any insight?
-Larry