October 1992
Intermediate to advanced
346 pages
9h 7m
English
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X Windows System Administrator's Guide, Vol 8 (Definitive Guides to the X Window System)
by Linda Mui, Eric Pearce
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G
Error Messages
This appendix lists error messages that you might get when running X clients. We not only list errors from X programs but also UNIX errors that you often encounter when running or compiling X programs.
In This Appendix:
G
Error Messages
This appendix lists error messages that you might get when running X clients. This appendix is broken up into the following categories:
X Errors
Errors that you may get from X clients.
UNIX Errors
Errors that you may get when running X clients, but which reflect problems more closely associated with UNIX.
Compilation Errors
Errors that you may get when compiling programs under UNIX.
G.1 X Errors
Can't Open display
or
Unable to open display
There is a problem with the DISPLAY variable or with the display specified using the -display option. The DISPLAY variable may not be set properly, or the specified host may be unknown. The host may also not have access to the specified display. Correct the setting of the DISPLAY variable, or extend server access as appropriate using either xhost or xauth. See Section 2.3.1 for more information on setting the DISPLAY variable, or Chapter 4 for information on server access control.
(This particular error is actually generated by the application, so it may not be worded exactly like this. “Can't open display” is the wording generated by Xt-based applications.)
Unknown preprocessor directive
or
n: undefined control
You might get this error from xrdb if you ...
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