> Hallo Sven, > > > BTW: why is cygwin installed with that batch-file, and why doesn't > > the setup create shortcuts to the command "bash.exe --login" but > > to cygwin.bat? > > Has this been done for some reason? > > Some environment settings need to be done before the first Cygwin > process starts, e.g. CYGWIN settings like 'ntsec tty binmode notitle > ...'. 'ntsec' is on by default now but you still may also use > others.
I find it best to simply set this in your regular Windows environment. That way, regardless of how you end up invoking cygwin prog's you get the same behavior. > You don't need to set them globally in the Windows > environment if you set them in the batch file. There may be some more > reasons why there is this batch file? Maybe there were no patches to > change this? I suspect it's the latter. I personally never use the batch file anymore, and can't think of a reason why it would still be necessary or desireable, especially with rxvt working well these days. -- Gary R. Van Sickle Brewer. Patriot. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
