GNU bug report logs - #31246
25.1; AIX 7.2: emacs does not start in X11 window

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From: <scht <at> uniserv.com>
To: <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 25.1; AIX 7.2: emacs does not start in X11 window
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 10:28:12 +0200

It's on a fresh install of AIX 7.2. I got the packages from Bull for
Emacs 25.1:
emacs-X11-25.1-1.ppc
emacs-25.1-1.ppc

Other X11 programs work normally, but emacs starts in the terminal
window only.



In GNU Emacs 25.1.1 (powerpc-ibm-aix6.1.9.0)
 of 2017-03-24 built on castor1.coopibm.frec.bull.fr
Configured using:
 'configure --prefix=/opt/freeware --info=/opt/freeware/info
 --libexecdir=/opt/freeware/lib --sharedstatedir=/var --with-pop
 --with-x=no CC=gcc 'CFLAGS=-O2 ' LDFLAGS=-s'

Configured features:
JPEG DBUS NOTIFY ACL GNUTLS LIBXML2 ZLIB

Important settings:
  value of $LANG: en_US
  locale-coding-system: iso-latin-1-unix

Major mode: Fundamental

Minor modes in effect:
  tooltip-mode: t
  global-eldoc-mode: t
  electric-indent-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  buffer-read-only: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

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Message #8 received at 31246 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: scht <at> uniserv.com
Cc: 31246 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#31246: 25.1; AIX 7.2: emacs does not start in X11 window
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 12:03:16 -0400

> Configured features:
> JPEG DBUS NOTIFY ACL GNUTLS LIBXML2 ZLIB

According to this, your Emacs was not built with X11 support.
Try reporting this to the person who made those binaries.
The contact address seems to be
http://www.bullfreeware.com/contact.php

Message #11 received at 31246 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: <scht <at> uniserv.com>
Cc: 31246 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#31246: 25.1; AIX 7.2: emacs does not start in X11 window
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 19:10:41 +0300

> From: <scht <at> uniserv.com>
> Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 10:28:12 +0200
> 
> 
> It's on a fresh install of AIX 7.2. I got the packages from Bull for
> Emacs 25.1:
> emacs-X11-25.1-1.ppc
> emacs-25.1-1.ppc
> 
> Other X11 programs work normally, but emacs starts in the terminal
> window only.

Your Emacs was built without X11 support:

> In GNU Emacs 25.1.1 (powerpc-ibm-aix6.1.9.0)
>  of 2017-03-24 built on castor1.coopibm.frec.bull.fr
> Configured using:
>  'configure --prefix=/opt/freeware --info=/opt/freeware/info
>  --libexecdir=/opt/freeware/lib --sharedstatedir=/var --with-pop
>  --with-x=no CC=gcc 'CFLAGS=-O2 ' LDFLAGS=-s'
   ^^^^^^^^^^^

Consequently, the list of features doesn't include X11:

> Configured features:
> JPEG DBUS NOTIFY ACL GNUTLS LIBXML2 ZLIB

You need to find a build with X11.  (I'd expect emacs-X11-25.1-1.ppc
to be that build, but assuming you already installed it, I guess
that's some snafu on the Bull site or something.)

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