Thanks for the replies. The idea is to end up with an X server that is small and easy to use. I'd like to use the existing cygwin setup.exe, as it is very nice, but I don't want to end up with a full cygwin setup. Basically I'm after something like X-Win32, MI/x, or WinaXe, but based on cygwin-xfree, so is free and works well. If you want to use XDMCP to connect to a unix server only, you don't need a full cygwin install.
On Sat, 2002-06-15 at 20:17, Robert Collins wrote: > You will also need to: > * Change the shared segment name, or you will break existing installs at > runtime. > * Change the dll name, as the install you are proposing is not > compatible with the cygwin net distribution. > * Recompile *everything* to use the new .dll name. "Everything" would involve the cygwin dll, the couple of libraries used and the XFree server binary correct? People already running cygwin won't need this distribution. I will modify our launcher program soon so it will launch X on an already existing cygwin setup. (What this launcher program does is give a dialog box to let the user select various settings for the XWin binary, then creates a .bat file which launches it). The distribution I am proposing would only be for use for people who didn't want a full cygwin-xfree setup. Cheers, Tim.