run-1.1.12-1:Issue with RXVT

To whom it may concern, After applying the recent run update, I cannot invoke an RXVT terminal under Cygwin-X. Background: I have a modified StartXWin.bat (straight copy from the original) with the following modification: REM %RUN% xterm -e /usr/bin/bash -l %RUN% rxvt -e /usr/bin/bash -l Upon

Re: run-1.1.12-1:Issue with RXVT

Could this be timing issue? I'm running cygwin on a pretty slow laptop. -- 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

OpenSSL update breaks Subversion

After updating cygwin this morning, I discovered that the subversion command line client did not work. I tried the following: svn stat svn info svn help All svn command simply would not return anything. I first reinstalled the subversion packages, but that did not solve the issue. Next, I

Re: OpenSSL update breaks Subversion

OK, I installed the update once again, and now things work as expected. I'm not sure what changed, but thank you David for your support. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html

GVim slow to respond

Modified from my original email on the XFree mailing list: After updating yesterday (2012-05-10) I am experiencing the following behavior when using GVim within an X-Session: While scrolling through a file in visual mode using either H, J, K, or L, the cursor is slow to respond. What I am

Re: Performance problems with emacs-X11 in current cygwin.

I can confirm that same issue is present with GVim on a Windows XP machine. The issue occurred after the last update (Gnome Libraries I believe). On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 8:51 AM, Ken Brown kbr...@cornell.edu wrote: On 5/24/2012 8:32 AM, Berglund Magnus (SE) wrote: After an cygwin-upgrade this

Re: Performance problems with emacs-X11 in current cygwin (attn: glib and gvim maintainer)

This morning, I reverted GLib2.0 to a previous version and it did not solve the issue. Steps used in testing: Extracted libglib2.0_0-2.30.2-1.tar.bz2 and ran /etc/postinstall/glib2.0.sh Started XWin and attempted to edit a file via gvim (performance issue still remain) On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at

Re: Performance problems with emacs-X11 in current cygwin

I've tried to revert the version of GLib 2.0 using the instructions provided, but when I attempt to start GVim nothing happens. The process appears to fail without an explanation. System WinXP and all Cygwin libs updated to the latest. On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 8:45 PM, Ken Brown

Re: Performance problems with emacs-X11 in current cygwin

I've reverted the suggested libraries and still no success with GVim. Keep getting either a failed execution (exit code 127) or bad address for /usr/bin/gvim. On 6/11/2012 9:55 AM, K Stahl wrote: I've tried to revert the version of GLib 2.0 using the instructions provided, but when I

Re: Performance problems with emacs-X11 in current cygwin

rebaseall appears to resolved the issue. GVim is running as expected! -- 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: Performance problems with emacs-X11 in current cygwin

Thank you Ken for first providing a useable patch and then finding the problem! -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info:

Re: cygwin: how to mount linux FS from cygwin

If the target file system is shared via a Samba mount, then you can add the following to your /etc/fstab of cygwin: //HOST_MACHINE/PATH/TO/SHARED_FOLDER /mnt/SOME_NAME smbfs binary,notexec,posix=0 0 0 NOTE: The values in all uppercase should be changed to reflect the appropriate values. --

Re: pv command not found

PV is very easy to compile under cygwin (have version 1.2.0 currently). All you need (I believe) is gcc and make. Simply extract the contents and follow the instructions in the README file.. ./configure make make install -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ:

Re: CTRL+C is not working with java on latest cygwin 1.7.15

Just tested with this against the latest release version (1.7.15) and everything works as expected. Example: public final class Test { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println(This shall hang until CTRL-C is pressed...); for (;;); } } javac -cp .

Re: CTRL+C is not working with java on latest cygwin 1.7.15

You are correct in that you have the latest Cygwin release, but have you tried the test app I have provided? My assumption is that your application or its invocation script is causing the issue, not Cygwin itself. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ:

Re: CTRL+C is not working with java on latest cygwin 1.7.15

Hmm, what version of Java are you using? Mine example was tested on Java 1.6. -- 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: CTRL+C is not working with java on latest cygwin 1.7.15

Seems to me that I've had this issue in the past, but for the life of me, I cannot remember how it was resolved. Maybe someone else can weigh in on this topic with some possible suggestions? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/

Re: CTRL+C is not working with java on latest cygwin 1.7.15

Just out of curiosity, what is your exact version of Java? Post the result of: java --version On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 4:34 PM, K Stahl kdst...@gmail.com wrote: Seems to me that I've had this issue in the past, but for the life of me, I cannot remember how it was resolved. Maybe someone else

Re: CTRL+C is not working with java on latest cygwin 1.7.15

Hmm, I thought this was an issue in a early release of 1.6. Seeing as you have a pretty recent release, I'm still at a loss. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe

Re: best way to re-install and keep cygwin configuration

Not sure if the following will work, but couldn't you use something like: Old machine: cygcheck -cd package_list.log New machine: setup --packages package_list.log You would have to copy your home directory and possibly massage the input data. -- Problem reports:

Cannot Execute urxvt after upgrade

I've just performed my weekly update and now I cannot execute urxvt. Using an xterm, I get the following error message: bash: /usr/bin/urxvt: Bad address I've tried to reinstall the packages followed by a rebaseall. This did not resolve the problem. Any suggestions? -- Problem reports:

Re: Cannot Execute urxvt after upgrade

As a follow up, I'm running Cygwin on WinXP using Fluxbox as my window manager under XWin. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info:

Re: Cannot Execute urxvt after upgrade

urxvt depends on cygperl5_10.dll, which was removed in the upgrade to perl 5.14. Either urxvt needs to be rebuilt, or the old perl 5.10 libraries need to be restored for a bit longer. Knowing that there are numerous dependencies on the perl upgrade, could we get someone to update the urxvt

Re: Cannot Execute urxvt after upgrade

Just attempted to compile the latest (rxvt-unicode-9.15) and ran into issues. As I'm not completely versed in setting up the configuration environment in Cygwin, I'm at a loss. Seeing as there were numerous packages that were updated as a result of the Perl version increment, reverting to an

Re: Cannot Execute urxvt after upgrade

One word: mintty. Although I appreciate the work and the robust nature of mintty, it does not integrate into the window manager I am using. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html

Re: Cannot Execute urxvt after upgrade

For reference, it seems that Charles Wilson ran into the same issues I am with compiling urxvt under cygwin: see: http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2006-12/msg00630.html -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation:

Re: Cannot Execute urxvt after upgrade

I often have multiple terminals open in an X Session while using Fluxbox as my Window Manager. Seeing as Mintty is a windows application, it does not utilize X and therefore does not inherit the WM decorations and/or functionality. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ:

Re: Cannot Execute urxvt after upgrade

$realjob has been kicking my *** for months now. But the light at the end of the tunnel has begun glimmering; if it doesn't turn out to be an oncoming train I should have time this weekend. Awesome! I look forward to anything you can do to resolve this issue. In the interim, I've played

Re: Cannot Execute urxvt after upgrade

why not download the rxvt-unicode-X-9.07-1 source rename the rxvt-unicode-X-9.07-1.{cygport,cygwin.patch,src.patch} to rxvt-unicode-X-9.07-2.{cygport,cygwin.patch,src.patch} and trying cygport rxvt-unicode-X-9.07-2.cygport almostall As suggested, I tried the above and still cannot open a

Re: Cannot Execute urxvt after upgrade

setup.exe -X -O -s http://matzeri.altervista.org Marco Marco, thanks for you help... things are back to normal! -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info:

Re: Cannot Execute urxvt after upgrade

Marco, thanks for you help... things are back to normal! Spoke too soon. Tries to run a python app and the terminal dies. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info:

Re: Ctrl+C not working with windows programs in Cygwin 1.7.16

OK, I've found my example on how to resolve this issue: Create a bash shell script and do the following: #!/bin/bash # Change the following to suit your application needs. java -cp your_classpath java_opts path.to.main.line function finalize() { echo 'Terminating Application' kill 0 }

Re: gzip 1.4-1 creates corrupt archive

cat $LOG | gzip $LOG.old.gz $LOG Don't have access to my machine at the moment, but try adding the '-c' options to gzip (e.g. gzip -c ...) -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html

Re: gzip 1.4-1 creates corrupt archive

Missed that section, was reading from my phone. Anyway, how about instead of chastising someone for trying to help, you come up with an alternative solution? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation:

Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: {rxvt-unicode-X/rxvt-unicode-common}-9.15-1

Just wanted to thank you (Charles) for rebuilding this package and getting it out to the public. I've been using it heavily since it's re-release and everything works as expected. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/

Re: Command line arguments

I assume you are attempting to script in Bash, therefore I suggest reading: http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/ -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info:

Re: startxwin started bash does not read .bashrc or .bash_profile

I normally start a terminal in my .xinitrc file (Place it in your home directory): Example: #!/usr/bin/sh urxvt -e bash -l wmpid=$! wait ${wmpid} Using this scheme, I haven't had the issues the original poster has described. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ:

pidof no longer works after upgrade to Cygwin 1.7.18

As the subject states, the pidof application no longer works (just hangs). I have attached the results of cygcheck pidof P.S. As a workaround, I have to use the following: ps -ef | grep -i ${1} | grep -v grep | awk {'print $2'} | head -1 cygcheck_pidof.out Description: Binary data -- Problem

Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: run2-0.4.2-1

Sorry, my first message got lost in the mailer. Basically, I updated today and noticed that checkX segfaults (see attachment). I've tried both the latest and previous versions, and they both fail now. Any help would be appreciated. On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 11:45 AM, K Stahl kdst...@gmail.com

Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: Ruby 2.0.0-p598

The latest Ruby archives appear to be broken. I've tried numerous mirrors and each fails. This leads me to think the that master archives are broken. On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 8:11 PM, Yaakov Selkowitz yselkow...@cygwin.com wrote: The following packages have been updated in the Cygwin

Man page for XWin

With the release of xorg-server-*1.17.1-2 there was a change (for security measures) to disable TCP communications (the -nolisten tcp command line switch). It would be nice if the man page for XWin would document this behavior. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ:

Latest X11 and num lock key.

Performed an update today (2016-01-14) which included the a new version of X11. When I started my window manager (FluxBox) I noticed that I could not use my numeric keypad. I found this odd as my keyboard stated that num lock was indeed turned on. I performed a google search and discovered that

Re: Re[3]: Issues with ACL settings after updating to the latest cygwin.dll

On Feb 8, 2016 1:33 PM, "xnor" wrote: > > >> I have the same problem with Transmission. > > Sorry for another mail, but I need to make another last correction: > It's not Transmission specific. A simple > $ cd /cygdrive/path/to/download/dir > $ touch test > will result in the

Issues with ACL settings after updating to the latest cygwin.dll

I've discovered that when I use cvs to pull a module, the security settings on the created files and directories are incorrect. When I view the security settings of the files, I noticed an invalid "NULL SID" group permission was added. If I delete this value, I can properly execute the file, but

umask not honored?

Created a new directory in my home directory with the following: mkdir test created an empty file in this directory with: touch test/empty When I list the contents of this path I get the following: $ ls -Al test total 0 --w-rw+ 1 kdstah GROUP_CHANGED 0 Jan 21 16:35 empty My umask is set to

Re: umask not honored?

PM, K Stahl <kdst...@gmail.com> wrote: > Created a new directory in my home directory with the following: mkdir test > created an empty file in this directory with: touch test/empty > > When I list the contents of this path I get the following: > $ ls -Al test > total

GVim slow to respond

Greetings, After updating yesterday (2012-05-10) I am experiencing the following behavior when using GVim within an X-Session: While scrolling through a file in visual mode using either H, J, K, or L, the cursor is slow to respond. What I am witnessing is that if you hold down any of these