RE: how to bring job to foreground?

2005-02-22 Thread Jesper Vad Kristensen
Matt wrote: >and the console in which I suspended the script has not given me a >prompt so I can't issue any more commands. What if you suspend it like "vi &" instead. That definitely gives me a prompt and the "fg" command works. Theory: something with ctrl+z doesn't work so you don't get it susp

Re: cygwin bughunt (snapshot...)

2005-02-22 Thread David Dindorp
Christopher Faylor wrote: > If that was really true, you'd be using a snapshot by now. Ok, ok, I can take a hint (sort of). I'll give up trying to drill down bugs in 1.5.10. >>> Has the problem been found that results in this error?: >>> MapViewOfFileEx(0x188, in_h 0x188) failed, Win32 error 6

Re: Command-Line Mail Client?

2005-02-22 Thread David Dindorp
Mike Dillinger wrote: > I was wondering if there is a command-line mail client for Cygwin? There's smtppush. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ:

coreutils wishlist

2005-02-22 Thread Eric Blake
The following two wishes are not essential, but would improve coreutils. Unfortunately, I am not in a position to assign copyright to Red Hat at the moment, so I can't contribute an implementation. POSIX requires statvfs() in , but cygwin currently only provides statfs() in . stat(1) can print

Re: pwd output changed with coreutils upgrade from 5.2.1-4 to 5.3.0-2

2005-02-22 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Tue, Feb 22, 2005 at 11:48:17PM -, Max Bowsher wrote: >Wouldn't it be far more appropriate to hold back 5.3.0 as a test package, >leaving 5.2.1 as current until such time as 5.3.0 can be considered ready? 5.3.0 is a test package. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubs

Re: how to install apache with perl on cygwin

2005-02-22 Thread Brian Dessent
Erwin wrote: > Hi all I'm a newbia in cygwin. Thus sorry for my simple question. > > I've installed cygwin on WinXP SP2 and all its packages needed to run apache > and perl, because I need to run cgi:irc on my windows. > > My problem I used the "How to install" documentation from > http://perl.a

how to install apache with perl on cygwin

2005-02-22 Thread Erwin
Hi all I'm a newbia in cygwin. Thus sorry for my simple question. I've installed cygwin on WinXP SP2 and all its packages needed to run apache and perl, because I need to run cgi:irc on my windows. My problem I used the "How to install" documentation from http://perl.apache.org/docs/1.0/guide/ge

Re: pwd output changed with coreutils upgrade from 5.2.1-4 to 5.3.0-2

2005-02-22 Thread Max Bowsher
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I'm using the pwd.exe command from a standard winXP command prompt ( for building Mozilla ). However, when I upgrade to coreutils 5.3.0-2 I get this weird result: C:\devel\lgo\mozilla>pwd pwd: reading directory `../../../..' Even more strange, is that when I execute

Re: pwd output changed with coreutils upgrade from 5.2.1-4 to 5.3.0-2

2005-02-22 Thread ericblake
> Hi all, > > I'm using the pwd.exe command from a standard winXP command prompt > ( for building Mozilla ). > > However, when I upgrade to coreutils 5.3.0-2 I get this weird result: > C:\devel\lgo\mozilla>pwd > pwd: reading directory `../../../..' > > Even more strange, is that when I execute

pwd output changed with coreutils upgrade from 5.2.1-4 to 5.3.0-2

2005-02-22 Thread Lieven Govaerts
Hi all, I'm using the pwd.exe command from a standard winXP command prompt ( for building Mozilla ). When coreutils 5.2.1-4 is installed, that gives me: C:\devel\lgo\mozilla>pwd /cygdrive/c/devel/lgo/mozilla However, when I upgrade to coreutils 5.3.0-2 I get this weird result: C:\devel\lgo\m

Re: Bug in 'find' 4.2.11-CVS when traversing NTFS mount points

2005-02-22 Thread Tim Hubberstey
--- Corinna Vinschen wrote: > On Feb 18 09:58, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > > On Feb 17 01:52, Tim Hubberstey wrote: > > > $ find /cygdrive/c -name @@@F\* > > > find: Filesystem loop detected; `/cygdrive/c/aa/aa' has the same > device > > > number and inode as a directory which is 2 levels higher in t

rsync throttling (Was: children of init ignore STOP and CONT signals)

2005-02-22 Thread Rolf Campbell
Sam Inala wrote: Cygwin 1.5.12(0.116/4/2) on W2K SP4 Not all signals are ignored. The TERM and INT signals correctly terminate the process. I would like to send STOP and CONT to throttle the CPU usage of a rsync process. I want to avoid spawning a bash process to start rsync because it is starte

Re: how to bring job to foreground?

2005-02-22 Thread Jeremy C. Reed
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, Mike wrote: > On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, Matt Wilkie might have said: > > > Hi, > > > > I just suspended a short commandline script to the background using ctrl-z > > How do I bring it forward again? The bash prompt didn't come up after > > ctrl-z. > > The script is: > > > > fo

Re: how to bring job to foreground?

2005-02-22 Thread Matt Wilkie
Thanks for your incredibly swift response Mike! but I said: > > If I open up another console I can see the processes are still active > > using 'ps -a' but the commands 'jobs, fg, bg' say there is nothing to > > control and the console in which I suspended the script has not given me a prompt s

Re: Command-Line Mail Client?

2005-02-22 Thread Thorsten Kampe
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:29:33 -0800, Mike Dillinger wrote: > Hello, > > I was wondering if there is a command-line mail client for Cygwin? I > was looking for something along the lines of 'mail' or 'mailx' found in > Linux distros. ssmtp, mutt -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#

Re: how to bring job to foreground?

2005-02-22 Thread Mike
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, Matt Wilkie might have said: > Hi, > > I just suspended a short commandline script to the background using ctrl-z > How do I bring it forward again? The bash prompt didn't come up after ctrl-z. > The script is: > > for dir in *; do tar czf $dir.tgz $dir;done > > If I op

how to bring job to foreground?

2005-02-22 Thread Matt Wilkie
Hi, I just suspended a short commandline script to the background using ctrl-z How do I bring it forward again? The bash prompt didn't come up after ctrl-z. The script is: for dir in *; do tar czf $dir.tgz $dir;done If I open up another console I can see the processes are still active using

Re: Directory names

2005-02-22 Thread Kaz Kylheku
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, Shankar Unni wrote: > Dave Korn wrote: > > > First off, even on POSIX, * isn't a valid filename character > > [Clang!] > > % mkdir '*' > % ls > */ > % POSIX makes some recommendations about what constitutes portable filenames. The above is a nonportable name that your op

Re: Directory names

2005-02-22 Thread Shankar Unni
Dave Korn wrote: First off, even on POSIX, * isn't a valid filename character [Clang!] % mkdir '*' % ls */ % -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ:

Re: Command-Line Mail Client?

2005-02-22 Thread Jim Drash
How about email v 2.3.2 ? On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:29:33 -0800, Mike Dillinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I was wondering if there is a command-line mail client for Cygwin? I > was looking for something along the lines of 'mail' or 'mailx' found in > Linux distros. > > Thanks, > -Mi

Re: Command-Line Mail Client?

2005-02-22 Thread Jeremy C. Reed
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, Mike Dillinger wrote: > I was wondering if there is a command-line mail client for Cygwin? I > was looking for something along the lines of 'mail' or 'mailx' found in > Linux distros. On some Unix systems, I use: http://www.reedmedia.net/misc/mail/mailx.sh http://www.reedmed

Re: children of init ignore STOP and CONT signals

2005-02-22 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Tue, Feb 22, 2005 at 06:13:29PM +, Sam Inala wrote: >The stop and continue signals seem to be ignored by cygwin processes if >they are children of init (process id 1). The signals are handled >correctly if the targets are children of a bash process. Correct. This is longstanding behavior.

Command-Line Mail Client?

2005-02-22 Thread Mike Dillinger
Hello, I was wondering if there is a command-line mail client for Cygwin? I was looking for something along the lines of 'mail' or 'mailx' found in Linux distros. Thanks, -MikeD -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.

children of init ignore STOP and CONT signals

2005-02-22 Thread Sam Inala
Cygwin 1.5.12(0.116/4/2) on W2K SP4 The stop and continue signals seem to be ignored by cygwin processes if they are children of init (process id 1). The signals are handled correctly if the targets are children of a bash process. For example, if I run "yes hello" from one command window, I can

Re: apache start problem

2005-02-22 Thread Igor Pechtchanski
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, Brian Dessent wrote: > Dou Wen wrote: > > > > hi, > > i follow the /usr/share/doc/Cygwin/apache-1.3.29-1.README and get the > > following error, it seem 1.3.33 does not recognize the EAPI rule , > > That's because it has to be patched for EAPI. But you don't need to > build

Re: apache start problem

2005-02-22 Thread Brian Dessent
Dou Wen wrote: > > hi, > i follow the /usr/share/doc/Cygwin/apache-1.3.29-1.README and get the > following error, it seem 1.3.33 does not recognize the EAPI rule , That's because it has to be patched for EAPI. But you don't need to build from source, so don't bother. The thing that Igor was tr

Re: apache start problem

2005-02-22 Thread Dou Wen
hi, i follow the /usr/share/doc/Cygwin/apache-1.3.29-1.README and get the following error, it seem 1.3.33 does not recognize the EAPI rule , [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~/apache_1.3.33 $ configure --with-layout=Cygwin \ --with-port=80 \ --enable-rule=EAPI \ --enable-module=most \ --enable-shar

RE: cygpath -m (and -w) sometimes emits multi-line names

2005-02-22 Thread Dave Korn
Original Message >From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Raul Miller >Sent: 21 February 2005 23:58 > On Sun, Feb 20, 2005 at 03:21:35PM -0500, I wrote: >> My mistake. Sorry. > > On second thought: > > Both the man page and the usage information on cygpath indicate > that it only accepts a si

Re: apache start problem

2005-02-22 Thread Igor Pechtchanski
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, Dou Wen wrote: > hi, > today i installed cygwin (including apache), > but i meet some problem when i try to start apache, > --- > $ /usr/sbin/apachectl start > /usr/sbin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started > > then i try > -- > $ /usr/sbin/httpd > -- > it quit wit

apache start problem

2005-02-22 Thread Dou Wen
hi, today i installed cygwin (including apache), but i meet some problem when i try to start apache, --- $ /usr/sbin/apachectl start /usr/sbin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started then i try -- $ /usr/sbin/httpd -- it quit without any message. when i check /var/log/apache.log, it is

new mirror of cygwin

2005-02-22 Thread julien
Hi, I represent Helvetic Association for Open Source Developpement and I would like to let you know that the mirror I have been setting up for you is ready. My mirror is up you can reach it at http://cygwin.mirror.fr Its location is Neuchatel in Switzerland. The update of the mirror is daily. B

env command seems to take all CPU

2005-02-22 Thread Guerte Yves-r57319
Hi, first, thanks to Rolf Campbell for the answer about the "gmake -r -p -n" problem. The last version of Cygwing fixes the issue. But now I have a new problem :^) I run Perl scripts in lower priority (under tcsh) by: \nice -n 19 script.pl The header of the script.pl is: /usr/bin/env p

RE: Grep for tab character

2005-02-22 Thread Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID)
> Because that starts up auto-complete. In other words, I don't know > how to insert a literal tab into a command line. > But I do not like that idea for scripts either - it can be difficult > to visually discriminate a tab from a space character, which can too > easily lead to errors. Then try

RE: rxvt installation results in broken man/info pages, & unreadable shell prompt

2005-02-22 Thread Dave Korn
Original Message >From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Matthew Johnson >Sent: 21 February 2005 22:13 > Igor Pechtchanski writes: > >> Ah, very true. I should've actually included >> the link to the message I >> was referring to. But see below. > > Yes, that would have helped. And please ke

Re: Where is libio.h?

2005-02-22 Thread Corinna Vinschen
On Feb 22 12:35, Bertalan Fodor wrote: > Hello, > > I'm trying to locate the package where libio.h is in, but I can't find > it. Is it available in cygwin? No. Libio.h doesn't define anything which is available in Cygwin. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regar

Where is libio.h?

2005-02-22 Thread Bertalan Fodor
Hello, I'm trying to locate the package where libio.h is in, but I can't find it. Is it available in cygwin? Thanks, Bert -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FA

Re: snapshots are breaking shred

2005-02-22 Thread Corinna Vinschen
On Feb 17 13:14, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > On Feb 14 21:19, Eric Blake wrote: > > But fsync() is implemented with > > FlushFileBuffers, which requires write access to the handle it is about to > > flush, so it now fails with EACCES. > > > > I don't know if it is better to patch open_fs() to ad

Re: Bug in 'find' 4.2.11-CVS when traversing NTFS mount points

2005-02-22 Thread Corinna Vinschen
On Feb 18 09:58, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > On Feb 17 01:52, Tim Hubberstey wrote: > > $ find /cygdrive/c -name @@@F\* > > find: Filesystem loop detected; `/cygdrive/c/aa/aa' has the same device > > number and inode as a directory which is 2 levels higher in the > > filesystem hierarchy. > > But I'