RE: GNU/Hurd newbie
> >But the Hurd is not XFree compatible :)
> >
> >We are working on it, but please bear with our slowness. It
> is trickier than
> >it seems. All prior successes to get it running were hacks,
> and we want to
> >do it proper now.
> > ...
etc are available and run.
> >
> Is this strictly true? I was under the impression that you could run
> X applications, but you could not run an X server. That is, you could
> have your development system running an X server with Linux, and your
> test system running xterms or xemacs on the Hurd.
>
The client-side software works just fine under the Hurd. If you check
our archive you will see Tk, Python-Tk, and other things that work.
In fact, that is how I have my system set up. I can telnet to my
Hurd box from Linux and use gvim to edit multiple files at the
same time, etc.
The server "works", but is a hack. Work is underway to make a more
permanent fix that will allow X to run properly under the Hurd.
-Brent
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