From e7117e77bf4437be4f57c94cbb3fdb80a617ef99 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Jennings <mej@kainx.org>
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 21:58:58 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Fri Feb 24 16:58:43 2006                        Michael
 Jennings (mej)

Add fallback attempt to open display in case NEED_LINUX_HACK is set
and shouldn't be.
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SVN revision: 20766
---
 ChangeLog     | 5 +++++
 src/startup.c | 5 ++---
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 68f9c7b..c2ea812 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5476,3 +5476,8 @@ Mon Feb 13 14:51:56 2006                        Michael Jennings (mej)
 
 Update to libast 0.6+ API.
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+Fri Feb 24 16:58:43 2006                        Michael Jennings (mej)
+
+Add fallback attempt to open display in case NEED_LINUX_HACK is set
+and shouldn't be.
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/startup.c b/src/startup.c
index e0c2df8..4f5ed4a 100644
--- a/src/startup.c
+++ b/src/startup.c
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ Atom props[NUM_PROPS];
 int
 eterm_bootstrap(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-
     int i;
     char *val;
 
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ eterm_bootstrap(int argc, char *argv[])
     static char windowid_string[20], *display_string, *term_string;
 
     orig_argv0 = argv[0];
-
+    
     /* Security enhancements -- mej */
     putenv("IFS= \t\n");
     my_ruid = getuid();
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ eterm_bootstrap(int argc, char *argv[])
 #ifdef NEED_LINUX_HACK
     privileges(REVERT);
 #endif
-    if (!Xdisplay) {
+    if (!Xdisplay && !(Xdisplay = XOpenDisplay(display_name))) {
         libast_print_error("can't open display %s\n", display_name);
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }