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From: ghoti+@andrew.cmu.edu (Adam Stoller)
Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.andrew
Subject: Re: bug ? : preview needs SunTools
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Date: 10 Oct 90 17:59:45 GMT
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Excerpts from internet.info-andrew: 10-Oct-90 bug ? : preview needs
SunTools Rainer Sinkwitz@uunet.uu (814)

> I compiled the Andrew-system from the X11R4-Tape. When I try to run
> the "preview" program it states:

> > window: Base frame not passed parent window in environment
> > 
> > Unable to create main Preview window.
> >   Be sure you are directly logged into a workstation
> >   and have invoked SunTools.


This does not sound like it is the Andrew application "preview" - but
rather like some Sun (SunTools) application -- have you tried 'which
preview' to determine exactly what program you are trying to run?

--fish