On Thu, 10 Jul 2003, Garrett, Ron wrote: > I'm having trouble starting rxvt from a shortcut icon. If I simply click on > the rxvt.exe icon in a Windows Explorer window, then I get a console window > that is running /usr/bin/sh. If I then try to start bash, I get a heap > allocation error: > > $ ps > PID PPID PGID WINPID TTY UID STIME COMMAND > 180 1 180 180 con 1005 11:43:00 /usr/bin/rxvt > 3292 180 3292 948 0 1005 11:43:01 /usr/bin/sh > 3812 3292 3292 2440 0 1005 11:43:17 /usr/bin/ps > $ bash > C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe: *** Couldn't reserve space for cygwin's heap > (0x2B80000) in child, cygheap, Win32 error 487 > > > If I try a shortcut that starts bash immediately (as suggested by several > sources), then I see two windows open briefly and close. I'm guessing the > same problem is happening there. > > If I start rxvt from a cygwin terminal window (already running bash), then > rxvt starts up fine, and begins running bash itself. This happens even when > I don't include the "-e /bin/bash" arguments to rxvt.
Can you send the output of `cygcheck -svr', as a plain-text *non-compressed* attachment (not inlined) to the list? It might help pinpoint your problem. Elfyn -- Elfyn McBratney, EMCB http://www.emcb.co.uk [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
