run.exe xemacs - no window appears

Fri Nov 11 09:07:00 GMT 2011

On Nov 11 15:14, Bootleg Eighty Six wrote:
> Hi,
>> I am trying to run the cygwin port of Xemacs on Windows XP without a
> console window.
> I tried this command but the window didn't appear. However I could see
> the process running in TaskManager.
> >c:\cygwin\bin\run.exe /usr/bin/xemacs

I just tried it on XP and W7, and `run xemacs' from a shortcut or
console window works as expected.
It fails for me in the same way as you describe if I have the DISPLAY
variable set in my environment. Quite expectedly.
Corinna
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