On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 05:20:13PM -0400, Daniel Orzechowski wrote: >I've built a simple application by compiling the source with the MinGW >version of GCC 3.3.1 , and linking to the regular Cygwin X11 libraries. > >My C_INCLUDE_PATH environment variable points to the >c:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\include , and my LIBRARY_PATH variable points to >c:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\lib . > >After calling >> gcc -o test test.c -lX11-6 >the code compiles and links successfully. I run XWin.exe (which works >properly; I am able to use xeyes, xfontsel, etc.) and then launch my >program. It gets stuck on the call to XOpenDisplay(), and does nothing but >run the CPU up to 99% load until I send it a Ctrl-C. > >I'm not very familiar with Cygwin, and wouldn't know where to start looking >to troubleshoot this. Has anyone ever experienced anything similar to this >problem, or know where I could look to get started? I skimmed the FAQ but >didn't seem to find anything relevant. > > >(Switching compilers or Cygwin versions isn't really possible, since our >customer is dictating what build environment we use. I'm attempting to use >the Cygwin X libraries since we're evaluating alternatives to the >commercial off-the-shelf X server and client software we're currently >using.)
If switching compilers isn't possible then you're out of luck. You can't do what you are doing here without using the cygwin gcc compiler. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
