[Xastir] Cygwin MAJOR Improvement!

[Jack Twilley]

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>>>>> "Curt" == Curt Mills <hacker at tc.fluke.com> writes:

Curt> I updated the README.win32 file to reflect the new method of
Curt> using Cygwin: You create a shortcut to the
Curt> c:\cygwin\usr\x11r6\bin\startxwin.bat file on your desktop,
Curt> start up Xwindows that way, and you just get a BASH shell on
Curt> your desktop instead of the whole X11 window.

This is nice.  It also works if you run "startxwin.bat" from a Cygwin
window with the caveat that the current directory when the batch file
is run becomes the default current directory for all new xterms in
that X server.

There is one huge problem with this, though, at least on my system, a
brand-new Presario running XP Home.  The environment in that bash
window is totally messed up.  You start off with a current directory
of "/usr/X11R6/bin" and the PATH variable no longer contains
/usr/local/bin, which is why step 7 is required.  I personally think
the symlink solution is kinda grody, but to each their own.  Changing
the current directory on the shortcut doesn't seem to fix the PATH
problem.  I'm looking into it.

[...]

Curt> X11 and Windows apps can now live concurrently on your desktop.
Curt> Very nice.  Hummingbird eXceed could do that, and I think people
Curt> want that sort of capability.

Most certainly.  Thanks again for the wonderful tip.

Jack.
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