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Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 04:27:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Reply-To: earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com
Subject: Re: many problems with rxvt
To: "Suhaib M. Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi AT ipass DOT net>,
        "Raju K. V." <rajukv AT wipinfo DOT soft DOT net>, cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
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--- "Suhaib M. Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi AT ipass DOT net> wrote:
> 
> > BTW, rxvt runs without an X server. I think, this is because the
> > Xlibraries are linked statically with the application. 
> 
> it is other way around.  

What exactly do you mean by "it is the other way around"?  I was under the
impression that the porter of rxvt created a set of MOTIF emulation functions
that were required by rxvt.

> 
> >Why cant all other
> > X based utilities be made in a similar manner?
> > 
> 
> it is not possible.  to make an application runs without X is a major
> chore and requires re-writing code from ground up.
> 

Therefore, it isn't impossible.  It just requires some work.



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