--- a/sct.c 2017-09-22 00:44:20.270421881 +0000 +++ b/sct.c 2017-09-26 10:50:38.964562740 +0000 @@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) { Display *dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL); + if (!dpy) exit(1); int screen = DefaultScreen(dpy); Window root = RootWindow(dpy, screen);