* John Emmas (Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:13:20 -0000)> > Is it possible to run a Cygwin GUI app (i.e. requiring 'X') from a DOS > terminal, as opposed to a bash terminal? After starting the X server > I tried "cygstart path/to/my/program" but nothing happened. The app > runs fine if I start it from a bash terminal.
You have to set the DISPLAY variable to a valid value. Thorsten -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/