RE:size limit for static arrays in cygwin/gcc

2003-02-16 Thread Randall R Schulz
Danny, A couple of months ago, someone reported on how local (stack) allocations larger than a certain threshold were allocated on the heap. In fact, you, Danny, contributed materially to that thread: Subject "Strange behaviour of gcc" starting with a posting by [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Dec. 24, 2

Re: size limit for static arrays in cygwin/gcc

2003-02-16 Thread Max Bowsher
Charles D. Russell wrote: >> Danny Smith wrote > By default stack reserve is set to 2MB by ld.exe. Try setting stack > reserve higher, eg, > -Wl,--stack=0x200 > will get you 32MB stack reserve > - > > Thanks. That was a revelation. I thought stack was f

Re: Why the rash of people bypassing setup.exe to install?

2003-02-16 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Sun, Feb 16, 2003 at 05:05:35PM +0100, Hannu E K Nevalainen (garbage mail) wrote: >>On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 05:31:05PM -0500, Rolf Campbell wrote: >>>Well, I maintain an internal mirror for my company, and I use a custom >>>python script to parse our custom setup.ini and fetch the needed >>packa

Re: [avail for test] libtool-devel-20030121-1

2003-02-16 Thread Charles Wilson
Ralf Habacker wrote: BTW: Do you know which libraries are also hybrid execpt of cygwin1.dll ? There are about a half-dozen in /usr/lib/w32api -- and worse, the static members are "bad" variable types; if you make the static members part of the DLL, then these vars can't be auto-imported wit

size limit for static arrays in cygwin/gcc

2003-02-16 Thread Charles D. Russell
:Danny Smith wrote By default stack reserve is set to 2MB by ld.exe. Try setting stack reserve higher, eg, -Wl,--stack=0x200 will get you 32MB stack reserve - Thanks. That was a revelation. I thought stack was for pointers and automatic variables, and a

RE: kudos!

2003-02-16 Thread Gary R. Van Sickle
> Gary R. Van Sickle wrote > >... > > A-MEN brother Schulz, A-MEN! Onward and upward! Every day, and in > every way, > > it is getting better and better![1] > > ... > > [1] Extra credit for the first person who knows where this sentence > was stolen > > from ;-). > > I think it's a corruption of

insight 2003-02-15-cvs (cygwin-special) segfaults on W98SE

2003-02-16 Thread Ton van Overbeek
I am sending this to both the cygwin and insight mailing lists. When trying to use the latest Cygwin insight on my W98SE system it crashes when you try to debug an executable. Starting insight without an exe file to debug works fine. But also in that case when you load a file with the 'file' comma

RE:size limit for static arrays in cygwin/gcc

2003-02-16 Thread Danny Smith
"Charles D. Russell" wrote: >Meanwhile, I am trying to find an equivalent problem in C so that it will > get more attention. Unfortunately, I don't know much C. The subsequent > program fails with a segmentation violation if one tries to allocate more > than a few Mb of memory on either my

Re: mkpasswd & mkgroup for Samba 2.2.7 PDC

2003-02-16 Thread Thorsten Kampe
* Christian J÷nsson (03-02-16 19:06 +0100) > I am using a samba 2.2.7 PDC running on Aurora SPARC Linux (Red Hat 7.3 > based) > [Samba settings] Seems rather samba related to me so you may consider asking in a Samba newsgroup or mailing list. > When I try to run mkpasswd -l -d I get this respons

size limit for static arrays in cygwin/gcc

2003-02-16 Thread Charles D. Russell
I have two systems, one with 64 Mb of physical memory and standard cygwin installation that I have used happily for over a year, and a newer one with 512 Mb of physical memory. On the new one, I have used regtool to set 1024 Mb. The max_memory program listed in the users guide now verifies 1024

Re: How to make dos windows bring up BASH automatically

2003-02-16 Thread Steve
Max Bowsher wrote: Steve wrote: I have some powertools/wintoys set up so that I can click on any folder in explorer and pull up a dos window that is initialized in that directory. When I type "bash" and get bash in these dos windows it is also initialized in that directory. I would like to sh

Re: How to make dos windows bring up BASH automatically

2003-02-16 Thread Steve
Randall R Schulz wrote: Steve, I see. This will work if a simple invocation of "bash" with no options is acceptable. 1) Make sure Cygwin's /bin or /usr/bin directory are in your system-wide PATH. 2) Invoke "cygstart bash" (don't type the quotes, of course) A new window appears running a new i

Re: How to make dos windows bring up BASH automatically

2003-02-16 Thread Max Bowsher
Steve wrote: > I have some powertools/wintoys set up so that > I can click on any folder in explorer and pull up a dos window that > is initialized in that directory. When I type "bash" and get bash in > these dos windows it is also initialized in that directory. I would > like to sharpen this

Re: How to make dos windows bring up BASH automatically

2003-02-16 Thread Steve
Max Bowsher wrote: Steve wrote: Max Bowsher wrote: Steve wrote: I have set up my path so that I can type "bash" in any dos window and get bash. I would like to set this up to be automatic, such that whenever I activate a window for dos, that dos window comes up with the command

mkpasswd & mkgroup for Samba 2.2.7 PDC

2003-02-16 Thread Christian J÷nsson
Windows (Swedish) XP/Pro SP1 cygwin 1.3.20-1 P4 system... I am using a samba 2.2.7 PDC running on Aurora SPARC Linux (Red Hat 7.3 based) [global] workgroup = J-SON security = DOMAIN encrypt passwords = Yes domain admin group = root chj @admins domain logons

Re: How to make dos windows bring up BASH automatically

2003-02-16 Thread Thorsten Kampe
* Steve (03-02-16 18:17 +0100) > Max Bowsher wrote: >> Steve wrote: >>> I have set up my path so that I can type "bash" in any dos window and >>>get bash. >>> >>>I would like to set this up to be automatic, such that whenever I >>>activate a window for dos, that dos window comes up with the command

Re: How to make dos windows bring up BASH automatically

2003-02-16 Thread Cyber.Zombie
Agreed -- don't even bother with the command shell if you want to immediately go to bash... Max Bowsher wrote: Steve wrote: Max Bowsher wrote: Steve wrote: I have set up my path so that I can type "bash" in any dos window and get bash. I would like to set this up to be automatic

Re: size limit for static arrays in cygwin/gcc

2003-02-16 Thread Max Bowsher
Charles D. Russell wrote: >>> Is there some limit on the size of one-dimensional static arrays in >>> cygwin/gcc short of available memory and 2**32 address space? Is >>> there some place I should be looking this up? Max Bowsher wrote; >> http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/setup-maxmem.html Charles

Re: size limit for static arrays in cygwin/gcc

2003-02-16 Thread Randall R Schulz
Charles, Did you read that section of the Cygwin User's Guide? That limit is not available RAM, but rather an additional Cygwin-imposed limit. I'd interpret that as a "system" limit and it certainly is "[other than] available memory and 2**32 address space." How much memory do you want to allo

size limit for static arrays in cygwin/gcc

2003-02-16 Thread Charles D. Russell
(Response to Max Bowsher): Thanks, but my question was whether there is any OTHER limit than memory. Any compiler or system limit? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.h

Re: How to make dos windows bring up BASH automatically

2003-02-16 Thread Max Bowsher
Steve wrote: > Max Bowsher wrote: >> Steve wrote: >> >>> I have set up my path so that I can type "bash" in any dos window >>> and get bash. >>> >>> I would like to set this up to be automatic, such that whenever I >>> activate a window for dos, that dos window comes up with the command >> >>

Re: How to make dos windows bring up BASH automatically

2003-02-16 Thread Randall R Schulz
Steve, I see. This will work if a simple invocation of "bash" with no options is acceptable. 1) Make sure Cygwin's /bin or /usr/bin directory are in your system-wide PATH. 2) Invoke "cygstart bash" (don't type the quotes, of course) A new window appears running a new instance of BASH. If you w

Re: How to make dos windows bring up BASH automatically

2003-02-16 Thread Steve
Max Bowsher wrote: Steve wrote: I have set up my path so that I can type "bash" in any dos window and get bash. I would like to set this up to be automatic, such that whenever I activate a window for dos, that dos window comes up with the command ^ Please explain wh

Re: How to make dos windows bring up BASH automatically

2003-02-16 Thread Randall R Schulz
Max, At 08:04 2003-02-16, Max Bowsher wrote: Steve wrote: > I have set up my path so that I can type "bash" in any dos window and > get bash. > > I would like to set this up to be automatic, such that whenever I > activate a window for dos, that dos window comes up with the command

RE: Bash shell

2003-02-16 Thread Randall R Schulz
Hannu, At 08:05 2003-02-16, Hannu E K Nevalainen (garbage mail) wrote: >> I use the bash shell a LOT and was wondering how do I get it so that I can >> copy and paste something from a windows window (such as an IP address) into >> the bash shell window. For example I want to use the whois fu

RE: Bash shell

2003-02-16 Thread Dockeen
I have been very happy with the cut and paste and other features with RXVT. Its been a while since I set mine up, but I got the directions from the forum, a search should turn them up. Its cool having the same feel of the Unix three button mouse on my PCs. Wayne -- Unsubscribe info: http

gcc & binutils cvs trunk test results

2003-02-16 Thread c . christian . joensson
I just thought I'd post on the cygwin list that I sometimes run tehs builds of the gcc and binutils cvs trunk sources. One such case is this: http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-testresults/2003-02/msg00821.html Is the posted test results what to expect? Cheers, /ChJ -- Unsubscribe info: http:/

Re: size limit for static arrays in cygwin/gcc

2003-02-16 Thread Max Bowsher
Charles D. Russell wrote: > Is there some limit on the size of one-dimensional static arrays in > cygwin/gcc short of available memory and 2**32 address space? Is > there some place I should be looking this up? http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/setup-maxmem.html Max. -- Unsubscribe info: ht

Re: How to make dos windows bring up BASH automatically

2003-02-16 Thread Max Bowsher
Steve wrote: > I have set up my path so that I can type "bash" in any dos window and > get bash. > > I would like to set this up to be automatic, such that whenever I > activate a window for dos, that dos window comes up with the command ^ Please explain what you mean by

RE: Why the rash of people bypassing setup.exe to install?

2003-02-16 Thread Hannu E K Nevalainen (garbage mail)
> On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 05:31:05PM -0500, Rolf Campbell wrote: > >Well, I maintain an internal mirror for my company, and I use a custom > >python script to parse our custom setup.ini and fetch the needed > packages. > >But, I never used sources.redhat.com. > > So, translation: "I have no insight

RE: Bash shell

2003-02-16 Thread Hannu E K Nevalainen (garbage mail)
> > I use the bash shell a LOT and was wondering how do I get it so that I can > > copy and paste something from a windows window (such as an IP address) into > > the bash shell window. For example I want to use the whois functionality of > > the bash shell for an IP I have in a windows window. I

How to make dos windows bring up BASH automatically

2003-02-16 Thread Steve
Hi; I'm running cygwin on windows 2000. I have set up my path so that I can type "bash" in any dos window and get bash. I would like to set this up to be automatic, such that whenever I activate a window for dos, that dos window comes up with the command to switch to bash already executed. I

size limit for static arrays in cygwin/gcc

2003-02-16 Thread Charles D. Russell
Is there some limit on the size of one-dimensional static arrays in cygwin/gcc short of available memory and 2**32 address space? Is there some place I should be looking this up? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html

Re: Trouble installing Perl module under cygwin

2003-02-16 Thread Jason Tishler
Greg, On Sat, Feb 15, 2003 at 01:41:18PM +0800, Greg Matheson wrote: > Incidentally, I can't find rebase with the setup.exe. Am I > supposed to get it from CVS or Jason Tishler's site? Patience please. I will be officially releasing my rebase package soon. Jason -- PGP/GPG Key: http://www.tis

Re: procmail and NTSEC

2003-02-16 Thread Jason Tishler
Ajay, On Sat, Feb 15, 2003 at 09:11:21PM -0500, Ajay Simha wrote: > Yes. It was a combination of not having the right content in > /etc/passwd /etc/group and file permissions and directory permissions > of my home directory. I'm glad that you solved your Cygwin setup problems that affected procma

RE: kudos!

2003-02-16 Thread Aaron
On Sat, 15 Feb 2003, Randall R Schulz wrote: > Gary, > > At 22:17 2003-02-15, Gary R. Van Sickle wrote: > >You know, I've been 'round these parts for a long time now, and I recall very > >few instances of the "Cygwin sucks" type of messages you > Then your memory is faulty. Too much fruit of the

Re: [avail for test] libtool-devel-20030121-1

2003-02-16 Thread Ralf Habacker
>convenience libs do not count. You can still link a DLL with convenience libs, because it is assumed that a true convenience lib is built by your project, for your project, and only for your project -- it is not available to "outside users" and therefore there can never be any mismatch between th

Re: [avail for test] libtool-devel-20030121-1

2003-02-16 Thread Ralf Habacker
>>BTW: Do you know which libraries are also hybrid execpt of cygwin1.dll ? >There are about a half-dozen in /usr/lib/w32api -- and worse, the static members are "bad" variable types; if you make the static members part of the DLL, then these vars can't be auto-imported without using pseudo-reloc

RE: Why the rash of people bypassing setup.exe to install?

2003-02-16 Thread Hannu E K Nevalainen (garbage mail)
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf > Of Christopher Faylor > Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 10:23 PM -- 8< -- > > >The next time the various web crawlers inspect the page they might give a > >larger weight to this page for the various word combinations. Or have > >web c

Re: Spies on Your PC HDrv

2003-02-16 Thread Ismael Valladolid Torres
El sábado 15 de febrero de 2003 a las 20:32:15, Mr. Day escribió: > We wanted to contact you today to inform you that there is a strong > likelihood your PC's hard drive is infected with SpyWare. "Spyware" > is a common term for files that are installed on your system without > your knowledge that

Re: kudos!

2003-02-16 Thread Gerald Villemure
I would like to add here the fact that a large portion of the user base of Cygwin is in fact Microsoft users. One of the problems with the Microsoft user base is that there is a disproportionate amount of "know it all" type people, the type of people that will blame everything under the moon for t

Re: kudos!

2003-02-16 Thread Cliff Hones
Gary R. Van Sickle wrote >... > A-MEN brother Schulz, A-MEN! Onward and upward! Every day, and in every way, > it is getting better and better![1] > ... > [1] Extra credit for the first person who knows where this sentence was stolen > from ;-). I think it's a corruption of some words by Emile C