[Texmacs-dev] error connecting to Xserver

[Andreas Seidl]

This problem occurs for me only with one recently installed Redhat 9 
machine, after logging in to this machine via ssh from a windows machine 
with cygwin's XWin as X-window manager (used texmacs version 1.0.2.5):


------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Installation completed successfully !
I will now start up the editor
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
_X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't get address for localhost

Fatal error: I failed to connect to Xserver in 
'x_display_rep::x_display_rep'
[1]+  Exit 1                  xclock
address@hidden echo $DISPLAY
localhost:10.0
address@hidden more /etc/hosts
# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
127.0.0.1       localhost
193.144.208.16  mod3_76.caminos.unican.es

address@hidden 


The strange thing is: other X-applications work nicely (xclock, gimp, 
emacs,...). 

There is most likely some installation error with this linux box, however 
I have run out of ideas. Does the described behaviour ring a bell for 
somebody? I appreciate any suggestion.-

Andreas.

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