Re: Installing server on Win98se

["David A. Cobb" <superbiskit at home dot com>]

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@sources.redhat.com
>> [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@sources.redhat.com]On Behalf Of David A. Cobb
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 4:52 PM
>> To: Cygwin Xfree (X-Windows) List
>> Subject: Installing server on Win98se
>>
>>
>> I downloaded both X-Servers-V1.0 & X-Servers-V1.0-exe from the contrib/
>> directory.  I see there is some duplication.  I kept the newer of each
>> duplicate.
>>
>> Now what?  I don't see anything that looked like installation notes.
>> Where were they?
>>
>> I see there is a second cygwin1.dll.  I see a whole lot of traffic on
>> the cygwin list saying having more than one can lead to serious
>> unpleasantness.  Can I just get rid of this one?
>>
>> The PATH is all messed up and "start" complains that it can't find
>> what it's looking for.
>>
>> Clearly, I need some step by step direction.
Suhaib Siddiqi wrote:
> 
> Install everything in c:\usr  NOt c:\cygwin\usr
> 
> then use btach file provided with archive to start x-server.
> 
> Suhaib
> 

Ah!  That's better.  I got it up this morning.

Several questions to parade my ignorance --

1) Are there any of the spinning or bouncing ball variety of graphic
demos around.  Every X package I've seen seems to include one? 

2) Issuing "env" to the XTerm indicates that some or all of
the Cygwin mounts are visible, e.g. $TEMP="/local-disk/d/Temp"
but $PKTEMP="D:\Temp\PKZip"  
Where does cygwin (cygwin1.dll) come into this?  I understand 
that the X-Server for Win98 is not integrated with cygwin.

3) XTerm is obviously running an X-Nix shell, my "/bin" is at 
"C:/@/bin" and would not be visible without the cygwin mounts.  
Or is there a shell built into XTerm?

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