Re: Xterm and GNU/kFreeBSD

[Ivan Jager <aij+@mrph.org>]

On Wed, Dec 08, 2010 at 10:05:04AM +0100, Mats Erik Andersson scribbled:
> This malfunction is reproducible also in testing/GNU/Linux,
> nothing specific to GNU/kFreeBSD here. Strangely enough
> 
> 
>      $ startx xterm                 # fails
> 
>      $ startx xvt                   # fails
> 
>      $ startx lxterminal            # succeeds
> 
>      $ startx /usr/bin/<emulator>   # succeeds

That is correct behavior. Check the startx and xinit man pages.

       Both  the  client  program  name and the server program name must begin
       with a slash (/) or a period (.).  Otherwise, they are  treated  as  an
       arguments to be appended to their respective startup lines.  This makes
       it possible to add arguments (for example,  foreground  and  background
       colors) without having to retype the whole command line.

Hope that helps,
Ivan