Re: xterm does not launch from a local shell after upgrade...

[Marco Atzeri <marco.atzeri@gmail.com>]

On 3/24/2015 6:03 PM, gary.barnes@datasoft.com wrote:
> I had not upgraded in sometime the last setup.exe I had downloaded was
> 12/18/2014 then most recently 3/18/2015.
>

> After completing the install/upgrades I attempt to restart xwin via
> startxwin command. Now I get an instance appearing on my task bar and in
> the typical iconized item in the task list, I also now have an active
> application showing in the upper left hand corner of my display. When I
> attempt to launch xterm, or any other xapplication,  from the Cygwin
> command line it responds ‘xterm: Xt error: Can't open display:’ or
> associated applications name. If I attempt to launch xterm from a
> Windows desktop shortcut ‘C:\cygwin\bin\run.exe -p /usr/X11R6/bin
> xterm -display 127.0.0.1:0.0 -ls +ah -aw -rightbar -sb -sl 1000
> /bin/bash’ a window flashes on the screen and disappears. I have

change in:
  run -p /usr/bin xterm -display :0.0 -ls +ah -aw -rightbar -sb -sl 1000 
/bin/bash

Currently the Xserver is not using anymore TCP connection
so 127.0.0.1 is causing the "Can't open display"
see "-nolisten tcp' deafult on:

https://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree-announce/2015-02/msg00014.html

/usr/X11R6/bin
   is not used by long time

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