Re: tic0 dependency, was: urxvt-X terminfo and Bash readline

2011-10-01 Thread Tom Roche
automagically. It's the mix of I want to use an old program that hasn't been recompiled against the new ncurses, AND I am just now installing rxvt-unicode for the first time, AND I'm using the old program from inside this spiffy new terminal that causes problems. Tom Roche Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:56:58 -0400

tic0 dependency, was: urxvt-X terminfo and Bash readline

2011-09-30 Thread Tom Roche
=tic0 an install-time dependency. If there is another case, or if further debugging is required, please let me know. Else, please let me know if/how I should file the bug. TIA, Tom Roche tom_ro...@pobox.com -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http

Re: how to set X resources in Cygwin?

2011-09-27 Thread Tom Roche
Tom Roche Sun, 18 Sep 2011 22:14:23 +0100 summary: I'm running an up-to-date cygwin X on wxpsp3. I get both xterm and urxvt-X to start, but cannot get either to pickup settings from .Xdefaults or .Xresources. What am I doing wrong? Andrew DeFaria Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:15:48 -0700 (rearranged

Re: how to set X resources in Cygwin?

2011-09-24 Thread Tom Roche
bumpity-bump: http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2011-09/msg00016.html ... Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 22:14:23 +0100 ... summary: I'm running an up-to-date cygwin X on wxpsp3. I get both xterm and urxvt-X to start, but cannot get either to pickup settings from .Xdefaults or .Xresources. What am I

extending a VS python with cygwin

2010-08-10 Thread Tom Roche
: invalid command 'mingw32' What's the appropriate syntax here? Or how else should I fix this build problem? TIA, Tom Roche tom_ro...@pobox.com -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html

sshd starts but won't accept connections?

2010-03-05 Thread Tom Roche
box accept connections? TIA, Tom Roche tom_ro...@pobox.com -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple

Re: sshd starts but won't accept connections?

2010-03-05 Thread Tom Roche
Tom Roche 3/5/2010 11:10 AM how to to make sshd on the cygwin box accept connections? Larry Hall (Cygwin) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:36:43 -0500 Have you configured the firewall on your Windows machine to allow 'sshd' to use the port you've configured? Andrew Schulman Fri, 5 Mar 2010 20:11:16

cygwin 1.7/emacs 23.1 time bug/workaround status?

2009-12-28 Thread Tom Roche
summary: A cygwin-1.7/emacs-23.1 time bug and its workaround is known, but is it being tracked? details: Tom Roche Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:51:58 -0500 (EST) After updating cygwin [from 1.5.x] to 1.7.1-1, Which has been otherwise delightful! which updated my emacs to 23.1, I now see (current

Re: fastpath 0 - xterm?

2009-06-30 Thread Tom Roche
Tom Roche Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 02:29:30PM -0400 Since I'm not seeing this in the FAQ, I wanted to propose the following item: what would be required to go from zero to xterm? I.e. from a Cygwin-less windows box (windows = 2k) to getting a Cygwin/X xterm up on one's screen? Christopher Faylor

Re: Cannot convert string nil2 to type FontStruct

2009-06-29 Thread Tom Roche
Tom Roche Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 9:32 PM Despite installing package=font-misc-misc (recommended by http://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/package-grep.cgi?grep=nil2 ) via setup.exe, everytime I start an xterm I get Warning: Cannot convert string nil2 to type FontStruct Jon TURNEY Mon, Jun 29, 2009

fastpath 0 - xterm?

2009-06-29 Thread Tom Roche
the (single) line %RUN% XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -emulate3buttons and running a simple xterm would involve a (single) line like %RUN% xterm +tb -sl 1000 -sb -rightbar -ms red -fg black -bg white -e /usr/bin/bash --login 9 run startxwin.bat; xterm ? success : debug FWIW, Tom Roche tom_ro

Cannot convert string nil2 to type FontStruct, was: post-upgrade problems

2009-06-28 Thread Tom Roche
Tom Roche Mon, May 25, 2009 at 3:54 PM After upgrading from X 6.8.99.901-1 to 7.4-1, I had font problems, but could launch an xterm from the new cygwin. After attempting to fix that by installing fonts, I cannot launch an xterm Jon TURNEY Wed, May 27, 2009 at 4:48 PM (heavily edited) http

post-upgrade problems

2009-05-25 Thread Tom Roche
summary: After upgrading from X 6.8.99.901-1 to 7.4-1, I had font problems, but could launch an xterm from the new cygwin. After attempting to fix that by installing fonts, I cannot launch an xterm from the new cygwin. details: I'm attempting to debug a problem with the cygwin upgrade I

problem setting cygwin $PATH

2009-05-25 Thread Tom Roche
I'm attempting to debug a problem with the cygwin upgrade I attempted today (25 May 09). But before I post about that, I'd like to fix a problem I just noticed with my {old, backed-up, still working} cygwin: duplicate cygwin paths. I have this win32 path (formatted for clarity) before running

Re: iconv.h?

2003-10-30 Thread Tom Roche
Gerrit P. Haase wrote: http://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/package-grep.cgi?grep=iconv.h Doh! Thanks, and thanks for fixing the setup.hint. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation:

Re: cygwinized XSL processor? (or sed for path transform?)

2003-03-12 Thread Tom Roche
On Tue, 11 Mar 2003, Tom Roche wrote: my script does a lot of path translations like cygpath=/g/eclipse/builds/foo winpath=g:\\eclipse\\builds\\foo and it doesn't iterate over the paths. (Not a big deal, but it offends my software aesthetics :-) Igor Pechtchanski Tue, 11 Mar 2003 17:57:49

cygwinized XSL processor? (or sed for path transform?)

2003-03-11 Thread Tom Roche
Is there a cygwinized XSL processor? What I mean, why I ask: Occasionally I need to strip cruft out of a bunch (~1k) of xml files. Since they're distributed throughout a filesystem, and some additional processing is required, I use a bash script to get the input files. Feeding them to the

Cygwinized Emacs HOWTO

2002-10-16 Thread Tom Roche
Thanks to the help of lots of folks, I now have emacs goodness in both bash and X. I've tried to transfer the knowledge to http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?CygwinizedEmacsHOWTO Feel free to add/modify. HTH another newbie. -- Unsubscribe info:

how to make startxwin.bat just like startx?

2002-10-15 Thread Tom Roche
Is there a way to have startxwin.bat behave just like startx? I.e. to have the XFree86 window resulting from running startxwin.bat be just like the one resulting from running cygwin.bat, and then startx? I'd like to not maintain two sets of configuration files, so I'd like to be able to just

Re: cygwin/emacs remaps C-h

2002-10-15 Thread Tom Roche
On Mon, 14 Oct 2002, Tom Roche wrote: C-h is mapped to DEL in both X and -nox. So as a result I see (out-of-the-box) * Backspace removes character to left of mark * Delete removes character under mark * C-h removes character to left of mark Is there any way to restore it to its normal

cygwin/emacs display problems, was: terminal-mode cygwin/emacs problem

2002-10-15 Thread Tom Roche
Kris Thielemans Tue, 15 Oct 2002 11:04:39 does that mean you've sorted out the terminal problem then? (I didn't have any problems are doing the CYGWIN and TERM stuff) No, even after un/reinstalling, I still see * When emacs starts up, the display is usually shifted either down a line or

cygwin emacs HOWTO?

2002-10-14 Thread Tom Roche
Is there a cygwin emacs HOWTO? If so, I'd appreciate a pointer. Use case: I download/setup cygwin 1.3.13-1, and download/setup emacs 21.2. I run bash, and (from ~) $ emacs emacs: Terminal type cygwin is not defined. If that is not the actual type of terminal you have, use the Bourne

Re: cygwin emacs HOWTO?

2002-10-14 Thread Tom Roche
Tom Roche wrote: Is there a cygwin GNU emacs HOWTO? If so, I'd appreciate a pointer. I've made space for one at http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?CygwinizedEmacsHOWTO I'm adding stuff as I learn, and I encourage folks who already know more to contribute. -- Unsubscribe info

terminal-mode cygwin/emacs problem, was: cygwin emacs HOWTO?

2002-10-14 Thread Tom Roche
' (C-shell: `unsetenv TERMINFO') as well. Tom Roche wrote: I get the same message for 'emacs -nw'? What do I need to tell emacs? or cygwin? or both? Joe Buehler replied: Make sure terminfo is installed -- there should be a file /usr/lib/terminfo/c/cygwin. There is not: there is not even

Re: terminal-mode cygwin/emacs problem

2002-10-14 Thread Tom Roche
') as well. Tom Roche wrote: I get the same message for 'emacs -nw'? What do I need to tell emacs? or cygwin? or both? Joe Buehler replied: Make sure terminfo is installed -- there should be a file /usr/lib/terminfo/c/cygwin. Well, I tried reinstalling terminfo, and now $ find / -name

cygwin/emacs remaps C-h

2002-10-14 Thread Tom Roche
I have begun running the cygwinized emacs GNU Emacs 21.2 (i686-pc-cygwin) of 2002-10-14 that is setup.exe-able from cygwin 1.3.13-1. It was very easy to setup, but it has its quirks. One is that C-h is mapped to DEL in both X and -nox. Is there any way to restore it to its normal help-command