RE: xfree86 starting problem

[Suhaib Siddiqi <ssiddiqi at inspirepharm dot com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: brave buzz [mailto:brave_buzz@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 1:13 PM
> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> Subject: xfree86 starting problem
> 
> 
> Hi! I installed the recent version of cygwin and
> xfree86 under d:\cygwin_install.
> But when I start the bat file for xfree86, I get the
> error that "libz.dll not found" although I've included
> the path d:\cygwin_install\lib in PATH. I can see the
> file libz.dll.a in this dir.
> 

libz.dll.a a import library.  You need to include bin directory to PATh.

/B switches are not supported on Windows9x/ME by Microsoft, complaint o them
or edit startxwin.bat and remove /B.  
Most of your answers are in FAQ and maillits if you want to search.


Suhaib

> 
> Here is the error o/p
> Path not found - d:\cygwin_install\tmp\.X11-unix\X0
> Path not found
> Invalid path, not directory,
> or directory not empty
> Cannot find file 'XWin' (or one of its components).
> Check to
> ensure the path and filename are correct and that all
> required
> libraries are available.
> Invalid switch - /B
> Invalid switch - /B
> Invalid switch - /B
> Invalid switch - /B
> 
> 
> Here is a part of the bat file:
> @echo off
> SET DISPLAY=24.254.17.64:0.0
> SET
> PATH=.;d:\cygwin_install\bin;d:\cygwin_install\usr\X11R6\bin;d:\cygwin_ins
> tall\lib;%PATH%
> 
> REM SET XFCE_DATA=d:\cygwin_install\usr\X11R6\var;
> xfce
> 
> rem cleanup after last run
> attrib -s d:\cygwin_install\tmp\.X11-unix\X0
> del d:\cygwin_install\tmp\.X11-unix\X0
> rmdir d:\cygwin_install\tmp\.X11-unix
> 
> 
> 
> REM *********THIS PART COMMENTED OUT. IF YOU WANT TO
> USE NOHUP, UNCOMMENT EVERYTHING AND COMMENT OUT START
> BELOW********
> REM \Cygwin\bin\bash -c "/usr/bin/nohup /usr/bin/bash
> -c ""/bin/bash -c 'xwin -screen 0 1024x768x32
> -whitepixel 255 -blackpixel 0 -engine 4'&""&"
> 
> REM bash -c "/usr/bin/nohup /usr/bin/bash -c
> ""/usr/bin/bash -c './xterm  -sb -sl 2048 -font
> 7x13bold -sb -rightbar -ms red -fg yellow -bg black -e
> /usr/bin/bash' &""&" &
> REM bash -c "/usr/bin/nohup /usr/bin/bash -c
> ""/usr/bin/bash -c './mxterm  -sb -sl 2048 -font
> 7x13bold -sb -rightbar -ms red -fg yellow -bg black -e
> /usr/bin/bash' &""&" &
> REM bash -c "/usr/bin/nohup /usr/bin/bash -c
> ""/usr/bin/bash -c './rxvt -fn 7x13bold -e
> /usr/bin/bash' &""&" &
> REM bash -c "/usr/bin/nohup /usr/bin/bash -c
> ""/usr/bin/bash -c './xfwm' &""&"
> 
> 
> REM ***************** TO USE WINDOWS START
> COMMAND*********************
> 
> start XWin -screen 0 1024x768x32 -whitepixel 255
> -blackpixel 0 -engine 4
> 
> 
> start /B rxvt -fn "Lucida Console-12" -e bash
> start /B xterm -sl 1000 -sb -rightbar -ms red -fg
> yellow -bg black -e /usr/bin/bash
> start /B mxterm -sl 1000 -sb -rightbar -ms red -fg
> yellow -bg black -e /usr/bin/bash
> 
> 
> 
> How do I solve this problem? Thanks in advance!!
> 
> 
> 
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