Re: 'run xterm' fails to open a window

2009-11-27 Thread jean-luc malet
On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Jon TURNEY jon.tur...@dronecode.org.uk wrote: On 13/11/2009 03:14, Ken Brown wrote: On 11/12/2009 3:17 PM, Jon TURNEY wrote: On 10/11/2009 23:44, Mike Ayers wrote:] Apparently, run.exe is not providing stdout/stderr to dump to. The workaround: [SNIP]

Re: 'run xterm' fails to open a window

2009-11-20 Thread Jon TURNEY
On 13/11/2009 03:14, Ken Brown wrote: On 11/12/2009 3:17 PM, Jon TURNEY wrote: On 10/11/2009 23:44, Mike Ayers wrote:] Apparently, run.exe is not providing stdout/stderr to dump to. The workaround: [SNIP] C:\mikeC:\cygwin\bin\run.exe -p /usr/bin sh -c gvim/dev/null 21 C:\mike [/SNIP] Wait,

Re: 'run xterm' fails to open a window

2009-11-16 Thread jean-luc malet
thanks for the reply I tested doing c:\Cygwin\bin\run.exe sh -c env|grep DISP /cygdrive/c/log I get the expected value : DISPLAY=:0.0 C:\cygwin\bin\run.exe -p /usr/bin sh -c gvim /cygdrive/c/log 21 do diplay waring in the log but does make the window appears in fact it seems that because

Re: 'run xterm' fails to open a window

2009-11-16 Thread jean-luc malet
the workaround isn't sufficient installing the font don't help setting the LANG=C don't help but in gvim.bat C:\cygwin\bin\run.exe -p /usr/bin sh -c gvim '%*'/dev/null 21 don't work all the time 1)if I run it in a cmd.com : gvim.bat c:\some\path\to.file it's working 2)if I do open with in

Re: 'run xterm' fails to open a window

2009-11-13 Thread Ken Brown
On 11/12/2009 10:14 PM, Ken Brown wrote: Ah, so this explains my xterm problem that started this thread. When I start xterm from a shell, I always get the message Warning: Missing charsets in String to FontSet conversion [...] It would also be nice to get rid of that xterm warning.

Re: 'run xterm' fails to open a window

2009-11-12 Thread Jon TURNEY
On 10/11/2009 23:44, Mike Ayers wrote: On Behalf Of jean-luc malet Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 2:50 AM no more result... gvim process is still started, appears in ps -a, but nothing is displayed on screen, replacing gvim by xterm still work with this solution... To find out why

RE: 'run xterm' fails to open a window

2009-11-12 Thread Mike Ayers
From: cygwin-xfree-ow...@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-xfree- ow...@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Jon TURNEY Wait, are you saying that the process that run starts is blocked if it tries to output anything? That is what I am experiencing. Also, the suggestions that this has something to do

Re: 'run xterm' fails to open a window

2009-11-12 Thread Ken Brown
On 11/12/2009 3:17 PM, Jon TURNEY wrote: On 10/11/2009 23:44, Mike Ayers wrote: On Behalf Of jean-luc malet Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 2:50 AM no more result... gvim process is still started, appears in ps -a, but nothing is displayed on screen, replacing gvim by xterm still work with

RE: 'run xterm' fails to open a window

2009-11-10 Thread Mike Ayers
From: cygwin-xfree-ow...@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-xfree- ow...@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of jean-luc malet Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 2:50 AM no more result... gvim process is still started, appears in ps -a, but nothing is displayed on screen, replacing gvim by xterm still work with this

Re: 'run xterm' fails to open a window

2009-11-10 Thread Lothar Brendel
Mike Ayers wrote: [...] Apparently, run.exe is not providing stdout/stderr to dump to. Is that by chance due to the fact that run.exe is compiled with -mwindows, i.e. as GUI? And am I the only one for whom this has further consequences? E.g. in a Windows command prompt or a non-X11

Re: 'run xterm' fails to open a window

2009-11-09 Thread jean-luc malet
no more result... gvim process is still started, appears in ps -a, but nothing is displayed on screen, replacing gvim by xterm still work with this solution... thanks and regards JLM On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 7:40 PM, Mike Ayers mike_ay...@tvworks.com wrote: From: cygwin-xfree-ow...@cygwin.com

Re: 'run xterm' fails to open a window

2009-11-09 Thread Linda Walsh
jean-luc malet wrote: thanks for the reply, for some reason I would like to continue using the cygwin one... this .bat was working some time ago, until I update cygwin 1) when I launch cygwin's gvim from a dos cmd shell it run as expected 2) when I launch c:\Cygwin\bin\run gvim in the same

Re: 'run xterm' fails to open a window

2009-11-05 Thread Linda Walsh
I would suggest you run the native version of 'gvim' instead of the cygwin 'gvim' unless you know you need something that the 'X' version provides. You can download the native gvim from the vim website. The native version can use the SAME config files as the cygwin version (i.e. it works

RE: 'run xterm' fails to open a window

2009-11-03 Thread Gery Herbozo Jimenez
Have you tried just starting the XWin server first and the the xterm? it looks like the X server doesn't recognize that line command. Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 09:27:23 -0500 From: kbr...@cornell.edu To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Subject: 'run xterm' fails to open a window I don't know if

Re: 'run xterm' fails to open a window

2009-11-03 Thread Linda Walsh
Florent Fievez wrote: I've exactly the same issue, so if you find a solution, please post it ! ;-) 2009/11/3 Ken Brown kbr...@cornell.edu wrote:: 'run xterm' fails to pen a window: I don't know if this is a problem with run, or xterm, or something else. ... Obviously I have no good reason

RE: 'run xterm' fails to open a window

2009-11-03 Thread Gery Herbozo Jimenez
the xterm icon.= Simple like that. I don't write run or something like that in anycase. =20 Hope this helps=2C =20 Cheers=2C=20 Gery =20 Date: Tue=2C 3 Nov 2009 11:12:36 -0800 From: cyg...@tlinx.org To: mail...@fievel.be CC: cygwin-xf...@cygwin.com=3b gameji...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: 'run xterm

Re: 'run xterm' fails to open a window

2009-11-03 Thread Linda Walsh
Gery Herbozo Jimenez wrote: Thanks for your answer and explanation. I just press the Xserver icon and t hen the xterm (most of the time) appears. If not, I press the xterm icon. Simple like that. I don't write run or something like that in anycase. --- Oddly enough, I find the menu items