On Mon, 26 Aug 2002 04:54:04 +1000, Antony Suter wrote: > When I try to compile evolution it fails with error messages beginning > :- > > --8<-- > Xlib: connection to ":1.0" refused by server Xlib: No protocol specified > > > Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :1 Scan failed > make[5]: *** [scan-build.stamp] Error 1 make[5]: Leaving directory > `/usr/local/home/antony/rpm/BUILD/evolution-1.0.8/doc/devel/calendar/cal-util' > --8<-- > > How do I open the second X server required to complete the compile? Simply > running "startx GNOME -- :1" doesn't work for me. Why is a second X server > required to build some SRPMS anyway?
Because we can't be sure you are running a X server when you compile Evolution, so we start a "fake" one.. -- Frederic Crozat MandrakeSoft
