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20021119: GIF driver

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  • Subject: 20021119: GIF driver
  • Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 12:35:56 -0700
Charles,

The GIF driver does not use the DISPLAY environmental variable.
It sounds as if either you are using the gf or xw driver somewhere in your
script for the DEVICE, or are using a program such as one of the _gf programs
which is directly linked against the gf driver, and therefore the DEVICE
setting will have no consequence.

Steve Chiswell


On Tue, 19 Nov 2002, Charles Mcgill wrote:

> Hi Chiz,
>
> We're trying to create gifs from our WSEta model, but we're running into
> a display problem.  We're using 5.6f, and I have the script set up for
> the GIF driver (not the gf).  I've tried using setenv DISPLAY
> btvgem4:0.0 in the script, but we keep getting NDISP - DISPLAY not set
> or invalid.  I've also tried adding source .cshrc to the top of the
> script, but no go.
>
> I know it's something simple.  The script works fine when run manually
> (and the setenv line is commented out). We've done this in the past on
> another machine running Slackware.  This machine is running RH7.1, if
> that makes a difference.  Thanks for any help.
>
> --
> Chuck
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