Unfortunately, once I installed this version, I couldn't get the Cygwin/X server to start (using 1.7.1). I had to roll back to 1.7.0-62
I can provide debug info if someone tells me what is needed. - Jim On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 7:54 AM, Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cyg...@cygwin.com> wrote: > Hi folks, > > > I just uploaded a new Cygwin 1.7 test release, 1.7.0-63. > > > Changes in relation to 1.7.0-62: > ================================ > > - Add a bigger patch which allows by default to run multiple Cygwin > installations in parallel without interferring and without interaction > between processes running within these installations. This is done by > computing a key value from the installation path of the Cygwin DLL > which is used when creating shared objects used for interprocess > communication and synchronization. This means, you can have multiple > concurrent Cygwin 1.7 installations in parallel running alongside > without knowing of each other. However, this also implies that you > should not try to have one process in installation A interacting with > any process running in installation B. The results might not be what > you expect. Keep different Cygwin installations separate. This > change comes along with a change to the cygcheck tool, see > http://cygwin.com/1.7/cygwin-ug-net/using-utils.html#cygcheck, > options --enable-unique-object-names, --disable-unique-object-names, > and --show-unique-object-names. > > - For better debugging of multiple Cygwin installations, every Cygwin > DLL now generates a registry entry with its installation path and the > key value computed from this path. > This change is accompanied by another change in cygcheck, see > http://cygwin.com/1.7/cygwin-ug-net/using-utils.html#cygcheck, > and its new option --delete-orphaned-installation-keys. > > - Start supporting v2 pseudo-relocs. This is very technical stuff, see > http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils/2008-11/msg00004.html > > - Set default locale to "C.UTF-8". > > - Allow ASCII control chars in filenames by mapping them to the > UNICODE prvate use area U+F0xx. > > - Allow setuid/seteuid calls to switch to a restricted token of the > same user. A tool using this functionality is not yet available. > > > Bugfixes: > ========= > > - The kill tool now accepts negative PIDs. > > - Fix cygpath to generate special folder names in correct charset. > > - nl_langinfo now returns more correct charset info. > > - Make the fflush function handle devices better. > > - Fix return value of tcgetpgrp if tty is not controlling tty. > > - Fix a potential administrator permission problem in setuid/seteuid calls. > > - Fix a handle leak in utimens. > > - Don't return from a function caught by an unhandled signal. > > - Always return a size of 0 when calling stat(2) on sockets. > > - Do not add .lnk suffix if hardlinking a device. > > - Fix utimes family of functions to avoid time warp. > > - Allow to execute executable files even if they are non-readable by the > current user. > > - Don't crash on startup if $PATH is empty. > > - Handle a certain error condition in readdir when accessing shares running > under older (or crippled) Samba versions. > > - Fix bug in ACL inheritance when creating files and directories. > > - Improve the roundtrip capability when converting singlebyte chars to > the UNICODE prvate use area U+F0xx and vice versa. > > - A couple of header file corrections. > > > FAQ: > ==== > > - Q: How do I know that I'm running Cygwin 1.7.0-63? > > A: The `uname -v' command prints "2009-11-03 15:06" > > > Have fun, > Corinna -- Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreis...@alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us -- 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
