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Does the MSYS2 version of emacs support X server?

MSYS2 has three versions of emacs. Only the msys/emacs version supports term mode and other shell related features. The mingw32 and mingw64 versions only support the inconvenient shell and eshell mode.

However, the msys version does not seem to support GUI. In Cygwin it was possible to access GUI by installing an X server. Does the MSYS2 version supports X server? How to configure this version?

Solution

  • If you're willing to use cygwin, it now offers a cygwin version of emacs that supports a native Windows gui (emacs-w32); no need for an X-server!