From: Daniel-Wittenberg@uiowa.edu Subject: RE: where to get X11 libs wich work with Cygwin? 26 Jan 1999 18:05:58 -0800 Message-ID: <86256705.005F06F0.00.cygnus.gnu-win32@marker.its.uiowa.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii To: gnu-win32@cygnus.com There is also a US mirror...ftp://dome.weeg.uiowa.edu/pub/domestic/sos Dan To: mike.fabian@it-mannesmann.de, gnu-win32@cygnus.com cc: (bcc: Dan Wittenberg/UNV_IOWA) Subject: RE: where to get X11 libs wich work with Cygwin? > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-gnu-win32@cygnus.com [mailto:owner-gnu-win32@cygnus.com]On > Behalf Of Mike Fabian > Sent: Monday, January 25, 1999 7:13 AM > To: gnu-win32@cygnus.com > Subject: where to get X11 libs wich work with Cygwin? > > > Hello, > > the Cygnus FAQ mentions that it is possible to use X11 libraries to > build GUIs on Windows: > > > There are two basic strategies for porting Unix GUIs to Windows. > > > > The first is to use a portable graphics library such as tcl/tk, > > X11, or V (and others?). [...] In the case of X11, you'll need > > everyone using your program to have an X11 server installed. > > Where can one find X11-libraries which work with Cygnus? Serguei Okhapkine (http://miracle.geol.msu.ru/sos/) and Andy Piper (ftp://ftp.franken.de/pub/win32/develop/gnuwin32/cygwin32/porters/Piper_Andy /) have precompiled libs. > > Can these be compiled with Cygnus from the XFree86 Sources? I grabbed them from the Open Group (http://www.opengroup.org/tech/desktop/x/) and they built fine. > > Would Hummingbird-Exceed work as an X-Server? It works well. A bit slow at time under 95, but good under NT. > > Thank you, > > Mike You're welcome, Todd Goodman > > -- > Mike Fabian (mike.fabian@it-mannesmann.de) > Mannesmann Datenverarbeitung > Mathematische/Technische Systeme Verfahrenstechnik > Rehhecke 50, D-40885 Ratingen > Tel.: +49-2102 97 1763, Fax: +49-2102 97 1345 > > > > - > For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send > a message to > "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help". > - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help". - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".