Re: X stub server for headless testing?

[Joe Smith <jes martnet com>]

Ross McFarland wrote:
> ... if we're friends we're apparently not very close. [ ... Xvfb
> works for simple stuff, but not for 'make test' ... ]

Found this; maybe it will suggest something helpful (I don't have Xvfb 
handy, not time to play with it right now):

> [from http://www.lysator.liu.se/~alla/dia/faq.html ]
> ... 25.
> Q: How can I use Dia to convert files without running X? A:
> Currently, Dia depends on X for various things, but it is planned to
> allow conversions without running X. In the meanwhile, you can use
> Xvbf to simulate an X server with the command:
> [ NOTE: the following should be ONE line ]
> startx "/usr/bin/env DISPLAY=:1 /usr/bin/dia -e $HOME/tmp/foo.png $HOME/tmp/foo.dia" -- /usr/X11R6/bin/Xvfb 
> :1 -once -nolisten tcp

Maybe gtk apps require some kind of WM (which I assume startx is going 
to start).

<Joe