For the record, I checked my copy. It didn't have any mention of -rootless.
That doesn't mean that someone has or hasnt thought to add such a section to it.
Instead of flogging an obvious novice (lars) who couldn't find the option, which
is partially understandable as it wasn't documented, I
Keith,
I mentioned that I had updated the man page, but not the XFree86-man
package.
This thread has been resolved to my satisfaction: people flew off the
handle, people appologized, it is all over now.
Please let this be the last message in this thread.
Harold
Keith D. Tyler wrote:
For
Hi Randall,
If you can't be civilized, please don't post to this list. It is better
not to post than to post comments like the one you just posted. Apparently,
judging from your comments, you're not interested in any newbies
figuring out how to use cygwin/xfree. What is the matter with folks
Lars,
I have no intention of catering to your delicate sensibilities.
Participants in these lists are expected to do their homework, and that
includes searching the list archives before posting questions.
Innuendo about inadequate documentation, such as you posted, is far more
inappropriate
Randall, I'm sorry for asking about the man page. Incidentally, I *did* check mine,
which should be up to date since I updated my cygwin install yesterday (mainly to
get the stable rootless mode binary), and didn't see the option. My question had
more to do with probing if there was an edited copy
On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 06:47:43PM -0500, Keith D. Tyler wrote:
I'm not sure that this list has collectively determined whether this is a
Cygwin/XFree *discussion* list, or a Cygwin/XFree *development* list.
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