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RE: Cut down xfree server for XDMCP only
- From: Tim Thomson <tim dot thomson at paradise dot net dot nz>
- To: cygwin-xfree Mailing List <cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com>
- Date: 15 Jun 2002 22:12:19 +1200
- Subject: RE: Cut down xfree server for XDMCP only
- References: <000d01c21445$1ca3a1e0$0200a8c0@lifelesswks>
Thanks for the replies.
The idea is to end up with an X server that is small and easy to use.
I'd like to use the existing cygwin setup.exe, as it is very nice, but I
don't want to end up with a full cygwin setup.
Basically I'm after something like X-Win32, MI/x, or WinaXe, but based
on cygwin-xfree, so is free and works well. If you want to use XDMCP to
connect to a unix server only, you don't need a full cygwin install.
On Sat, 2002-06-15 at 20:17, Robert Collins wrote:
> You will also need to:
> * Change the shared segment name, or you will break existing installs at
> runtime.
> * Change the dll name, as the install you are proposing is not
> compatible with the cygwin net distribution.
> * Recompile *everything* to use the new .dll name.
"Everything" would involve the cygwin dll, the couple of libraries used
and the XFree server binary correct?
People already running cygwin won't need this distribution. I will
modify our launcher program soon so it will launch X on an already
existing cygwin setup. (What this launcher program does is give a dialog
box to let the user select various settings for the XWin binary, then
creates a .bat file which launches it).
The distribution I am proposing would only be for use for people who
didn't want a full cygwin-xfree setup.
Cheers,
Tim.