Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] [1.7] Updated: xinit-1.1.1-5
Yaakov (Cygwin/X) wrote:
The following package has been updated for Cygwin 1.7:
* xinit-1.1.1-5
This package includes the startx, startxdmcp.bat, startxwin.bat, and
startxwin.sh commands for launching the XWin server.
This releases fixes a few bugs in startxwin.{bat,sh}:
* Launch XWin from within a bash login shell, so programs launched by the XWin
tray menu are within a regular environment.
In 'startxwin.bat' I see:
%RUN% bash -l -c XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -silent-dup-error
Shouldn't it be
%RUN% bash -l -c XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -silent-dup-error ?
Cheers,
Angelo.
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Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] [1.7] Updated: xinit-1.1.1-5
Angelo Graziosi wrote: In 'startxwin.bat' I see: %RUN% bash -l -c XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -silent-dup-error Shouldn't it be %RUN% bash -l -c XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -silent-dup-error ? No, run implicitly puts the target in the background, unless you add the '-w' (wait) option. -- Chuck -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
RE: [ANNOUNCEMENT] [1.7] Updated: xinit-1.1.1-5
Charles Wilson wrote: Angelo Graziosi wrote: In 'startxwin.bat' I see: %RUN% bash -l -c XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -silent-dup-error Shouldn't it be %RUN% bash -l -c XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -silent-dup-error ? No, run implicitly puts the target in the background, unless you add the '-w' (wait) option. I think Angelo was trying to avoid having an unnecessary bash process hanging around. Bash is only used to prepare the environment, so why not do it like this instead: %RUN% bash -l -c exec XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -silent-dup-error i.e. the bash process is replaced by XWin rather than spawning a new process, putting it in the background, then exiting. Under *IX, this is usually more efficient than Angelo's method, but I don't know if this is true under cygwin, given the complexity of getting exec/fork etc. to work under Windows. Phil -- This email has been scanned by Ascribe Ltd using Microsoft Antigen for Exchange. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
RE: [ANNOUNCEMENT] [1.7] Updated: xinit-1.1.1-5
Phil Betts wrote: I think Angelo was trying to avoid having an unnecessary bash process hanging around. Indeed! (I think...) I have various links on desktop (to start Emacs, mrxvt, xfig, etc.) like this: C:\cygwin-2\bin\run.exe bash -l -c 'rm -rf /tmp/.X11-unix; XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -silent-dup-error ' and 'experimentally' adding '' reduces the number of processes, as shown by task manager... so why not do it like this instead: %RUN% bash -l -c exec XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -silent-dup-error interesting... I will give it a try. But, in any case, it would be useful to know what Cygwin guys think. Thanks, Angelo. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] [1.7] Updated: xinit-1.1.1-5
Angelo Graziosi ha scritto: Phil Betts wrote: I think Angelo was trying to avoid having an unnecessary bash process hanging around. Indeed! (I think...) I have various links on desktop (to start Emacs, mrxvt, xfig, etc.) like this: C:\cygwin-2\bin\run.exe bash -l -c 'rm -rf /tmp/.X11-unix; XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -silent-dup-error ' and 'experimentally' adding '' reduces the number of processes, as shown by task manager... so why not do it like this instead: %RUN% bash -l -c exec XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -silent-dup-error interesting... I will give it a try. But, in any case, it would be useful to know what Cygwin guys think. Using 'exec', task manager shows always one more process: bash... Cheers, Angelo. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
