E.L. Meijer Eric" wrote:
> Yes. To add another session, you could go to a text console, and type
>
> startx -- :1
For what it's worth, I have a small program that allows you to type instead,
"startx -- `getdisplay`" -- that's useful for things like launching a new X
session from a menu, or when you're not sure what's a valid free display
number. I'm sure it has race conditions and things, but it works for me.
Attached.
--
see shy jo
/* by Wakko */
#include <unistd.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
/* well, not what you'd think, but it's a start! */
int get_first_x_display()
{
int sock, port;
struct sockaddr_in sin;
for (port = 6000;port < 8000;port++)
{
/* Create a port to listen for the host. */
sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
if (sock < 0)
{
perror("Can't connect socket");
exit(0);
}
/* Initialize socket address. */
memset(&sin, 0, sizeof(sin));
sin.sin_family = AF_INET;
sin.sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
sin.sin_port = htons(port);
/* Bind the socket to the address. */
if (bind(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&sin, sizeof(sin)) >= 0)
{
close(sock);
return port - 6000;
}
close(sock);
}
return -1;
}
void main()
{
printf(":%d\n", get_first_x_display());
}
