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Re: X11
- To: gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
- Subject: Re: X11
- From: Christian Soeller <csoelle at sghms dot ac dot uk>
- Date: 09 May 1997 11:07:58 +0100
- CC: Niels Skou Olsen <nsolsen at dscc dot dk>
- References: <u4tcgc08d.fsf@dscc.dk>
Niels Skou Olsen <nsolsen@dscc.dk> writes:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have seen several people on this list mentioning the X11 libraries.
> How do people use those libraries?
>
> * Do they use a commercial X server?
> * Is there a free X server available from the net?
> * Or do the X libraries map to native Windows API?
>
There is a free Xserver for win95/NT. From the README in the binary X11R6.3
distrib for cygwin32 (available at
ftp://niteroi.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/win32/X11R6.3/Win32_X11R6_3.tar.gz):
> And of course, you will need X Windows server software. A freewave X
> server can be obtained from MicroImages:
>
> http://tnt.microimages.com/www/html/freestuf/mix.htm
>
> This server comes with twm. If you prefer fvwm, from COMMAND.COM enter
>
> startx
>
> and it will bring up the Xserver with fvwm. Take a look at the file
> /usr/X11R6.3/bin/startx.bat if this fails for some reason. I built fvwm
> from sources I had from xlibemu (DJGPP stuff), it does not come from
> MicroImages.
I have tried the server under win95/NT and it seems to work ok. You just need
an installed TCP/IP protocol.
Christian
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