XWin problem (xinit launche twice)

Franz Fehringer fehrin2@googlemail.com
Thu May 21 18:00:33 GMT 2020


path C:\Tools\Cygwin\usr\bin;%PATH% before the run --quote does not
change anything.

Am 21.05.2020 um 19:50 schrieb Franz Fehringer:
> Hi Marco,
>
> With a little delay i made some experiments as suggested by you
> (disclaimer: i know that top posting is frowned upon in this group but
> here it goes):
> PATH=/usr/bin startxwin
> -> only one xinit (started from mintty / bash)
> startxwin -- -listen tcp -nowgl
> -> same (only one)
> C:\Programs\Cygwin\bin\run.exe --quote /usr/bin/bash.exe -l -c "cd; exec
> /usr/bin/startxwin -- -listen tcp -nowgl"
> two xinitS are started (started from cmd)
> Tested on my business laptop with Windows 1903 latest and Cygwin latest
> No .startxwinrc and no modification of /etc/X11/xinit/startxwinrc
> With the cmd / run / quote variant also two xinitS on my private
> notebook with Windows 1909 latest and Cygwin latest
> But the cmd / run / quote exercise gives only ane xinit on my private
> desktop (again Windows 1909 latest and Cygwin latest)?
> In fact i start not via cmd but using a desktop icon / link.
> The extra arguments are for starting WSL X11 clients.
> LC_ALL=de_DE.utf8 (all three)
> To be continued
>
> Franz
>
>
> Am 17.05.2020 um 18:42 schrieb Marco Atzeri via Cygwin:
>> On 17.05.2020 13:00, Franz Fehringer via Cygwin wrote:
>>>
>>> Am 17.05.2020 um 12:23 schrieb Marco Atzeri:
>>>> On 17.05.2020 12:15, Franz Fehringer via Cygwin wrote:
>>>>> This is a repost, because sending to group gmane.os.cygwin seemingly
>>>>> did
>>>>> not get through.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Hi Franz,
>>>>
>>>> can you follow guideline and provide the cygcheck.out as attachement ?
>>>>> Problem reports:      https://cygwin.com/problems.html
>>>> How are you starting Xwin ?
>>>> Have you any custom setting ?
>>>> (eg a .startxwinrc on your home, or similar)
>> and about these ?
>>
>>>> Regards
>>>> Marco
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Here it is.
>>>
>> what happens if you run just
>>
>>    PATH="/usr/bin" startxwin
>>
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