[winGRASS] Re: generic Windows GRASS driver

[Malcolm Blue]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glynn Clements [mailto:glynn.clements at virgin.net]

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> Mike Thomas wrote:
>
> > > Yes, XOpenDisplay(NULL) fails in the ntXlib that Mike is
> trying to use.
> >
> > Sure does - I patched it to use a dummy string in the event that the
> > argument is NULL - an empty string is a better solution.
>
> Well, I'm looking at it from the perspective of reducing the amount of
> code which is conditionalised upon "#ifdef __W98__" or similar. So,
> personally I'd favour fixing libW11, even if that means providing our
> own version.
>

I agree, but I would like to see if we can get the last few display problems
resolved first.  I would like to use as much common code for the supported
grass platforms as possible.  Conditionalized code just means additional
maintenance effort.

This particular problem should be easy to fix in libW11.

Malcolm

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