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Re: rxvt popping up and disappearing again ?


> 
> I'm using the lastest X11R6.3 distribution and the ASTEC-X
> server.  After firing up the X-server I start xclock...
> Works fine, but when I try rxvt, that's why I want to use X,
> the it pops up and diappears with the following:
> 
> rxvt: Failed to open input method
> seteuid called, and it's not done yet.
> rxvt: can't open pseudo-tty
> rxvt: aborting
> 
> Does anybody have any ideas?
> 

Yep, set CYGWIN_TTY=1

Geoffrey: why can't this be the default?

-- 
Arlindo da Silva    
dasilva@alum.mit.edu


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