On Jun 17, 8:16 pm, Tony Mechelynck <[email protected]> wrote: >On 17/06/12 22:14, AndyHancock wrote: >> I'm encountering the following error attempting to start gvim that >> is packaged with cygwin. How would I determine if it is a vim or >> cygwin problem? >> >> Error from starting gvim: >> ------------------------- >> $gvim -d /usr/share/vim/vimrc usr/share/vim/vimrc >> 2 files to edit >> 0 [main] gvim 6092 child_info_fork::abort: C:\cygwin\bin >> \cygncursesw-10.dll: Loaded to different address: parent(0x5D0000) >> != child(0x380000) >> E851: Failed to create a new process for the GUI >> Press ENTER or type command to continue >> >> Error from diffupdate : >> ------------------------ >> 1 [main] gvim 2704 child_info_fork::abort: C:\cygwin\bin >> \cygncursesw-10.dll: Loaded to different address: parent(0x5D0000) >> != child(0x380000) >> >> Cannot fork >> 0 [main] gvim 3688 child_info_fork::abort: C:\cygwin\bin >> \cyggobject-2.0-0.dll: Loaded to different address: >> parent(0x320000) ! = child(0x3B0000) >> >> Cannot fork >> E810: Cannot read or write temp files >> E97: Cannot create diffs >> >> Error from diffupdate using vim rather than gvim: >> ------------------------------------------------- >> 1 [main] gvim 5632 child_info_fork::abort: C:\cygwin\bin >> \cyggobject-2.0-0.dll: Loaded to different address: >> parent(0x320000) ! = child(0x3B0000) >> >> Cannot fork >> E810: Cannot read or write temp files >> E97: Cannot create diffs >> Cannot fork >> 0 [main] gvim 1376 child_info_fork::abort: C:\cygwin\bin >> \cygncursesw-10.dll: Loaded to different address: parent(0x380000) >> != child(0x5D0000) >> >> Cannot fork >> E98: Cannot read diff output >> >> Output of "ver": >> ---------------- >> VIM - Vi IMproved 7.3 (2010 Aug 15, compiled Feb 21 2012 17:12:21) >> Included patches: 1-447 >> Compiled by Cygwin Ports <[email protected]> >> Huge version with GTK2 GUI. Features included (+) or not (-): >> +arabic +autocmd +balloon_eval +browse ++builtin_terms +byte_offset >> +cindent >> +clientserver +clipboard +cmdline_compl +cmdline_hist +cmdline_info >> +comments >> +conceal +cryptv +cscope +cursorbind +cursorshape +dialog_con_gui >> +diff >> +digraphs +dnd -ebcdic +emacs_tags +eval +ex_extra +extra_search >> +farsi >> +file_in_path +find_in_path +float +folding -footer +fork() >> +gettext >> -hangul_input +iconv +insert_expand +jumplist +keymap +langmap >> +libcall >> +linebreak +lispindent +listcmds +localmap -lua +menu +mksession >> +modify_fname >> +mouse +mouseshape +mouse_dec -mouse_gpm -mouse_jsbterm >> +mouse_netterm >> -mouse_sysmouse +mouse_xterm +mouse_urxvt +multi_byte +multi_lang - >> mzscheme >> +netbeans_intg +path_extra -perl +persistent_undo +postscript >> +printer >> +profile >> -python -python3 +quickfix +reltime +rightleft -ruby +scrollbind >> +signs >> +smartindent -sniff +startuptime +statusline -sun_workshop +syntax >> +tag_binary >> +tag_old_static -tag_any_white -tcl +terminfo +termresponse >> +textobjects +title >> +toolbar +user_commands +vertsplit +virtualedit +visual >> +visualextra >> +viminfo >> +vreplace +wildignore +wildmenu +windows +writebackup +X11 >> -xfontset >> +xim >> +xsmp_interact +xterm_clipboard -xterm_save >> system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc" >> user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc" >> user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc" >> system gvimrc file: "$VIM/gvimrc" >> user gvimrc file: "$HOME/.gvimrc" >> system menu file: "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim" >> fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/share/vim" >> Compilation: gcc -g -O2 -pipe -fno-strength-reduce -I/usr/include/ >> ncursesw -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK >> -D_REENTRANT - >> I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/ >> atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/gdk-pixbuf-2.0 -I/usr/ >> include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/gio-unix-2.0/ >> -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 >> -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/ >> freetype2 -I/usr/include/libpng14 -g -O2 -pipe >> Linking: gcc -g -O2 -pipe -fno-strength-reduce -I/usr/include/ >> ncursesw -L/usr/bin -L/usr/lib/ncursesw -o vim.exe >> -L/usr/bin - >> lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lXinerama >> -lXi - >> lXrandr -lXcursor -lXcomposite -lXdamage -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 - >> lpangoft2-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lXext -lXfixes -lcairo -lpixman-1 >> -lxcb-shm - >> lxcb-render -lXrender -lX11 -lxcb -lXau -lXdmcp -lpng14 -lpango-1.0 >> - >> lm -lbz2 -lfontconfig -lexpat -lfreetype -lz -lgobject-2.0 -lffi - >> lgmodule-2.0 -lgthread-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lintl -liconv -lSM -lICE >> - >> lXpm -lXt -lX11 -lXdmcp -lSM -lICE -lm -lncurses -lelf -liconv >> - >> lintl > > That kind of GUI should be started from within Cygwin X11. If Cygwin > X11 is not already running you cannot start a GTK2 GUI.
I could have sworn that I was doing it from a xterm. > The "loaded to different address" error seems to indicate an > incompatibility between your Cygwin Vim executable and your Cygwin > shared libraries. You might want to update _all_ your installed > Cygwin packages to their latest versions. Done. Problem seems gone for now. > In general, I recommend to use only the Console version of Cygwin > Vim from the Cygwin bash prompt, and/or the native-Windows versions > of Console Vim (from the cmd.exe prompt) and of gvim (from cmd.exe > prompt and/or from a desktop shortcut). Agreed...though as I mentioned, I'd swear it was from an xterm. Ah well, my fingers are crossed! Thanks! -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
