Re: [h-e-w] Windows Emacs 22.1 does not start if called from cygwin bash

[Jason Rumney]

Reiner Hammer wrote:

> Here's the simple script (where various parts were alternatingly 
> commented out during these tests):
>    #!/bin/sh -x
>    edir="C:\Programme\Emacs\emacs-22.1"
\ is an escape character in /bin/sh scripts. Either use /,  or double up 
your backslashes.

> The problem might have to do with dynamic libraries, as suggested in 
> another mail by Eli.
Yes, that is likely. Copy the correct (non-cygwin) image DLLs in the 
emacs-22.1/bin directory, as that will be the first place Emacs looks 
for them before checking the PATH. If you don't know where your image 
libraries are and need to search for them, the potential names can be 
found by C-h v image-library-alist in a running copy of Emacs 22.1. Once 
you have found one, the others will most likely be in the same 
directory. Most likely it isthe xpm library that is causing the problem, 
since Emacs uses xpm toolbar icons and splash screen when it first 
starts up.