Normally apps take the value of the DISPLAY environment variable. If that isn't set from within X your system is hosed, no two ways about it...
On Sat, 2003-12-20 at 14:39, Sami Aario wrote: > Hi list, > > Version 1.83 of dlls/x11drv/x11drv_main.c does not work for me. This patch > removes > the Display option in the config file, and now I get this error message: > "x11drv: Can't > open display: " (and no display name given). I've had to revert to version > 1.81. > > Is the display name supposed to be given somewhere else (e.g. the registry) > or are > things supposed to happen automagically? > > My system is a debian woody, and XFree86 -version reports 4.1.0.1. > >
