On 6/22/2017 5:45 AM, Mike Brown wrote: > I've installed the latest (as of this writing) Cygwin base and a few other > packages. >
You don't say if it was 32 or 64 bit. But ... > I have a startup batch file on my XP box that I copied over to the new Win7 > box (modifying the HOME variable to match the new box). > > I also copied over the home directory from the XP box, so that I can get the > .z* setup files and scripts that I have in my bin directory. > > But, when I run it, it just flashes and dies. > > Here is the contents: > ========== > @echo off > > > C: > chdir C:\cygwin\bin > set HOME=\cygwin\home\Brown > > rxvt -e /bin/zsh --login -i > ========== > > Any ideas why it is failing? Something you need me to look at? It isn't > anything in the home files that I copied over from the XP box, because before > I did that, I tried starting and it flashed and died. > Simply, it isn't supported any longer. Use mintty instead which should have been installed if you actually used setup.exe to install Cygwin. If not, start over and use it. -- cyg Simple -- 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
