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20010111: Xvfb for Solaris

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  • Subject: 20010111: Xvfb for Solaris
  • Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 11:14:51 -0700
Jim,

No, a Sparc executable and an Intel executable are not the same.
I don't know of a binary site (its not on: http://www.sunfreeware.com/,
but they do have a "request a program" link).

Here's a link on building it:
http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/swol-03-xvfb.html?0320a

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User SUpport


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>Will the Xvfb binary distribution for Solaris at (e.g. at
>ferret.wrc.noaa.gov/etc.) work on Solaris Intel?  I tried to install it, but
>when I gave the command:
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>/usr/X11R6/bin/Xvfb :1 -screen 0 1280x1024x8 &
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>and I got this error:
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>/usr/X11R6/bin/Xvfb: syntax error at line 11: `(' expected
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>Jim St. John
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