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Re: gv: Unable to open the display.



From: Ken Dibble <kdibble@alltel.net>
To: cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com>,  cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: gv: Unable to open the display.
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 15:03:43 -0500





lin q wrote:

Hi,
I just installed gv using the cygwin installer, I select "Download from the internet" option and the install process runs for quite a while.


After that I run "/usr/X11R6/bin/gv.exe" and I saw this error,

gv: Unable to open the display.

What does that mean?

Should I install something else for gv to run? Shoudn't cygwin installer already consider that?

Thanks.

Moved to Cygwin-Xfree .


Is X running or are you trying to run gv from a cmd-type shell?

You'll probably get more help if you follow the problem reporting guidelines at
http://cygwin.com/problems.html


Tthe XWin log file would be helpful as well.

Regards,
Ken

It seems I should know a lot more to make gv running...

My only purpose is to view a postscript file content and as I know I should run gv, so i installed gv package and then in cygwin shell I type "/usr/X11R6/bin/gv.exe".

In the installation process there is nothing obvious wrong.

You mentioned I should run X first, what that mean? Is there some program I should run before I fire up gv?

Thanks.

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