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Re: many problems with rxvt
- To: "Suhaib M. Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi@ipass.net>, "Raju K. V." <rajukv@wipinfo.soft.net>, cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com
- Subject: Re: many problems with rxvt
- From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 04:27:46 -0700 (PDT)
- Reply-To: earnie_boyd@yahoo.com
--- "Suhaib M. Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi@ipass.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.
===
"Earnie Boyd" <mailto:earnie_boyd@yahoo.com>
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