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[Fwd: Can't run XGGI on Cygwin 1.0]
- To: "cygwin-xfree at sourceware dot cygnus dot com" <cygwin-xfree at sourceware dot cygnus dot com>
- Subject: [Fwd: Can't run XGGI on Cygwin 1.0]
- From: John Fortin <fortinj at attglobal dot net>
- Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 20:16:45 -0500
John Fortin wrote:
>
> Steve Kelem wrote:
> >
> > I tried making a symbolic link on the C drive:
> > ln -s /usr C:/usr
> > I also tried
> > ln -s G:/Cygwin/usr C:/usr
> > Neither got XGGI to work.
> > Fatal server error:
> > Unable to init LibGGI!
> >
> > 1. I assume that XGGI uses Cygwin, so that forward slashes are
> > understood.
>
> XGGI uses cygwin, libGGI does not.
>
> > 2. I didn't get an answer to my LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable
> > question. Do I need to set this?
>
> No.
> However, /usr/local/lib must be in your PATH. Is it?
>
> > 3.1 I also tried changing the .root line to use the Cygnus directory
> > as you have it. That also did not allow XGGI to run.
>
> the .root MUST have the dos path in it. This is a requirement.
>
> > 4. I'll move cygwin to C: only under duress. I would have to make room
> > on my C drive, and that would be a lot of work. I hope Xfree is more
> > flexible than requiring it be installed on a specific drive.
>
> Fine. Do this.
>
> g:
> cd \
> mkdir usr
> tar -xvf (x package)
> tar -xvf (libGGI package)
>
> add to your path g:/usr/local/bin; g:/usr/local/lib; g:/usr/X11R6/bin
>
> change *.conf to the appropriate path.
>
> John