[NON-WHINE] RE: mkstemp vs. text mode

From: Gary R. Van Sickle From: Gary R. Van Sickle From: Christopher Faylor [snip] Yes, I think it makes sense to open temp files in binary but I'll bet that someone is relying on textmode behavior. I'll see that bet and raise you; I'll bet this results in massive

RE: mkstemp vs. text mode

From: Gary R. Van Sickle From: Christopher Faylor [snip] Yes, I think it makes sense to open temp files in binary but I'll bet that someone is relying on textmode behavior. I'll see that bet and raise you; I'll bet this results in massive problems. Nevertheless, I've applied

RE: sync(3)

that it really can't be relied on to do anything though. That will avoid people who come along later, see that sync looks like it should be working but isn't, and wonder what's wrong when there really isn't anything wrong. -- Gary R. Van Sickle -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [PATCH]: Still path.cc

you. -- Gary R. Van Sickle [1] DISCLAIMER: This statement is not to be construed as a 'Thank you' and is therefore *NOT* fair game in anyone's mind for directing shame at me.

RE: Fixing the delete queue security

You are a *God*, Pierre. ;-) -- Gary R. Van Sickle Brewer. Patriot. Cygwin uses a delete queue in a shared file mapping to hold the names of files that could not be deleted on unlink, usually because they were still opened. The queue is scanned by all processes so that the files

RE: Fixing a security hole in mount table.

version of cygwin on a machine to which I don't have Admin access? (ITFascists can shut up right now; I'm not listening...You vill use de Microsoft Application Suite ve haf provided, and nuzzing else!) I like to refer to them as the MIStapo ;-). -- Gary R. Van Sickle Braemar Inc. 11481 Rupp Dr

RE: Create new files as sparse on NT systems. (2nd try)

would like to see a benchmark but I doubt there will be any noticeable difference. The only thing this patch will do AFAICS is set a bit somewhere in the guts of NTFS that will be pretty much ignored. I'm with Max, I don't see the benefit and can only imagine the consequences. -- Gary R. Van

RE: etc_changed, passwd group

what I can gather, you're both on to a major Cygwin improvement here; don't let a little ribbing get you so bent out of joint that Humblet says, screw it, do it yourself. -- Gary R. Van Sickle Braemar Inc. 11481 Rupp Dr. Burnsville, MN 55337

RE: open () on Win95 directories

Hehehehe, I was just about to hit send on a reply to your original email on this Pierre! It wasn't going to have a nice patch attached though. Thanks for tracking this down and fixing it. -- Gary R. Van Sickle Brewer. Patriot. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto

RE: [PATCH] Setup Chooser integration

, should say make get deleted even though I have bash as sh? -- Gary R. Van Sickle Brewer. Patriot.

[PATCH] Setup Chooser integration

ALT-TAB no longer! This patch integrates the chooser into the wizard interface, eliminating a field-expedient thread in the process. Changelog also attached: 2002-04-02 Gary R. Van Sickle [EMAIL PROTECTED] * choose.cc: Run indent. (nextbutton): Remove static variable

RE: [PATCH]Reduce messages in setup.log

-and-dirtyish String class. Sigh, still no STL. Rob, would you care to just graft more functionality onto my embryonic cistring class? Or was that the plan? -- Gary R. Van Sickle Brewer. Patriot.

[PATCH] Setup.exe other URL functionality

agressive. Take your pick, it's Gair's Bimonthly 2-for-1 Sale! Every diff must go! ;-) -- Gary R. Van Sickle Brewer. Patriot. ChangeLog.setup.grvs Description: Binary data setup.diff.pu.bz2 Description: Binary data setup.diff.pub.bz2 Description: Binary data

RE: [PATCH] Setup.exe in a property sheet

this will be a lot easier. Rob -- Gary R. Van Sickle Brewer. Patriot.

RE: [PATCH] Setup.exe in a property sheet

to cut right back out again. Or am I SOL and I'll just have to do it by hand? Rob -- Gary R. Van Sickle Brewer. Patriot.

[PATCH] Update 2 - Setup.exe property sheet patch

Changes as per your (Rob) last email, plus a few other improvements. Diff, new files, and ChangeLog attached. -- Gary R. Van Sickle Brewer. Patriot. setup.diff.bz2 Description: Binary data setup-newfiles.tar.bz2 Description: Binary data setup.ChangeLog Description: Binary data