URGENT HELP: How does a cygwin.dll by passes ws2_32.dll?

Dear experts, I wonder how can a exe compiled using gcc on cygwin by passes ws2_32.dll? Basically I have a windows program compiled using MSVC, need to use socket interfaces provided by cygwin... I tried linking cygwin1.dll with MSVC, with the great help of ALastair, who had written tips (in th

58 people reading cygwin-talk, 39 reading cygwin-licensing

Just as a data point, there are 58 people reading the cygwin-talk mailing list via email. Don't know how many people are reading via gmane of course. I'm just so extremely relieved that it is finally available via gmane. You have no idea. You can go to http://cygwin.com/lists.html#cygwin-talk t

RE: Getting latest version of cygwin1.dll

> How old are you not yet to have learned that saying 'Hey, you > stupid bastards, you guys really suck, help me out now!' doesn't work? > Yeah, how old is cgf anyway? ZING! ;-) -- Gary R. Van Sickle -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: ht

setup-2.427 fails to getUrlToStream, get_url_to_membuf (without firewall)

I have cygwin installed on my older laptop. I recently got a newer one on which I installed a new fresh new cygwin, and I decided it was time to upgrade the other one. I proceeded in my usual way: * move the old Cygwin binaries to d:\ProgramFiles\old\Cygwin * Download from Internet (typically fro

Re: Problem with Allocation in Cygwin 1.3.2

Sid Ray Chaudhuri wrote: > I am getting the following error when running gcc on Windows XP. Similar > errors are also seen on a few other Cygwin utilities. > > C:\utils\cygwin\lib\gcc-lib\i686-pc-cygwin\2.95.3-5\cpp0.exe: *** Couldn't > reserve space for cygwin's heap (0x242) in child, cyghea

Problem with Allocation in Cygwin 1.3.2

Hello: I am getting the following error when running gcc on Windows XP. Similar errors are also seen on a few other Cygwin utilities. C:\utils\cygwin\lib\gcc-lib\i686-pc-cygwin\2.95.3-5\cpp0.exe: *** Couldn't reserve space for cygwin's heap (0x242) in child, cygheap, Win32 error 487 Could a

Re: /etc/profile error

At 05:38 PM 11/15/2004, you wrote: >Hi. I just installed Cygwin on an IBM laptop running Windows XP. >Whenever I bring up a Cygwin shell, I get the following error: > > bash: /etc/profile: line 196: syntax error: unexpected end of file > >I don't see any problem with /etc/profile: > > 190

Re: /etc/profile error

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi. I just installed Cygwin on an IBM laptop running Windows XP. Whenever I bring up a Cygwin shell, I get the following error: bash: /etc/profile: line 196: syntax error: unexpected end of file I don't see any problem with /etc/profile: 190 echo "mkpasswd -l -d > /

/etc/profile error

Hi. I just installed Cygwin on an IBM laptop running Windows XP. Whenever I bring up a Cygwin shell, I get the following error: bash: /etc/profile: line 196: syntax error: unexpected end of file I don't see any problem with /etc/profile: 190echo "mkpasswd -l -d > /etc/passwd" 191

Re: postinstall scripts don't run when installing onto samba share.

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004, Donovan Baarda wrote: > On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 15:36, Christopher Faylor wrote: > > On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 10:47:16AM +1100, Donovan Baarda wrote: > > >I don't understand why the execute bits would not be set. > > > > Remote shares are assumed to be non-executable by default f

Re: Problems with ssh and tunnelling with cygwin 1.5.12

Igor Pechtchanski wrote: On Fri, 12 Nov 2004, Nicholas Wisniewski wrote: Hello, I'm trying ssh and tunnel to various machines. I can ssh just fine without tunnelling (i.e. ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED]). When I try to tell ssh to tunnel (ssh -X [EMAIL PROTECTED]), it prompts me for my password, and th

Re: Getting latest version of cygwin1.dll

At 01:51 PM 11/15/2004, you wrote: >Larry Hall schrieb: >>At 12:16 PM 11/15/2004, you wrote: >>>When I go to the main website, ALL I want to do is get the latest >>>cygwin1.dll file. You SHOULD have a link to a zip containing it on the main >>>page. >>>But no, instead you offer your stupid instal

Re: EOF after spaces in /etc/profile in base-files version 3.1-3

> > Shouldn't the "EOF" line from the section of /etc/profile shown below > be > "EOF" (at column 0)? I get a syntax error from "sh" and "bash" if it is > left at column 4. The ash man page says "<<-" strips TABS from the > here-document, not spaces - and even that may not apply to the EOF li

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: ctetris-0.30-1

About: ctetris is a Tetris clone for the console. It is very fast and efficient, so it should be possible to play it even over a slow remote terminal. Release focus: Minor feature enhancements Changes: This release added a parameter to enable counterclockwise rotation. To update your installatio

Re: Apology

On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 01:33:36PM -0500, Larry Hall wrote: >Right, though that assumes the interested party has some idea what they >are doing and what they are looking for. Surprisingly, both you and I >understand this. ;-) And, unsurprisingly, people who think they need "just the DLL" and can

Re: Getting latest version of cygwin1.dll

On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 12:45:49PM -0500, Doctor Bill wrote: >Thank You Very Much! You're very welcome. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ:

Re: Getting latest version of cygwin1.dll

Larry Hall schrieb: At 12:16 PM 11/15/2004, you wrote: When I go to the main website, ALL I want to do is get the latest cygwin1.dll file. You SHOULD have a link to a zip containing it on the main page. But no, instead you offer your stupid installer, or you offer a page to browse packages, but wha

RE: Apology

At 01:28 PM 11/15/2004, you wrote: >> -Original Message- >> From: Larry Hall >> Sent: 15 November 2004 18:18 > >> At 01:04 PM 11/15/2004, you wrote: >> >> -Original Message- >> >> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Darkfalz >> >> Sent: 15 November 2004 17:57 >> >> To: cygwin >> >> Sub

RE: Apology

> -Original Message- > From: Larry Hall > Sent: 15 November 2004 18:18 > At 01:04 PM 11/15/2004, you wrote: > >> -Original Message- > >> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Darkfalz > >> Sent: 15 November 2004 17:57 > >> To: cygwin > >> Subject: Apology > >> > >> Sorry about that las

RE: Apology

At 01:04 PM 11/15/2004, you wrote: >> -Original Message- >> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Darkfalz >> Sent: 15 November 2004 17:57 >> To: cygwin >> Subject: Apology >> >> Sorry about that last email, really. Please stop sending me abuse. > > > OK, since you've been big enough to apologi

RE: Apology

> -Original Message- > From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Darkfalz > Sent: 15 November 2004 17:57 > To: cygwin > Subject: Apology > > Sorry about that last email, really. Please stop sending me abuse. OK, since you've been big enough to apologise, let me point out that there already is a

Re: Apology

At 12:56 PM 11/15/2004, you wrote: >Sorry about that last email, really. Please stop sending me abuse. > >I'm just saying, it would be a good idea to have the zipped dll only as a >quick and dirty download somewhere on the main page. Going through the >installer can be a pain (when mirrors don't

Re: Apology

It's possible to deselect all (top level deselect), then select only cygwin and then download to local machine. Then you would only have the package, setup wouldn't have installed it and you have what you need. On Nov 15, 2004, at 9:56 AM, Darkfalz wrote: Sorry about that last email, really. P

Apology

Sorry about that last email, really. Please stop sending me abuse. I'm just saying, it would be a good idea to have the zipped dll only as a quick and dirty download somewhere on the main page. Going through the installer can be a pain (when mirrors don't work etc) and then browsing through to d

Re: Getting latest version of cygwin1.dll

At 12:16 PM 11/15/2004, you wrote: >When I go to the main website, ALL I want to do is get the latest cygwin1.dll >file. You SHOULD have a link to a zip containing it on the main page. > >But no, instead you offer your stupid installer, or you offer a page to browse >packages, but what do the pac

Re: Getting latest version of cygwin1.dll

Of course. And if you were charging for your services, they would be right. The customer is always right. (Within reason.) But when you are volunteering your time and efforts, it is reasonable to expect that you expect at minimum some common courtesy and appreciation for your effort. Just for

Re: Getting latest version of cygwin1.dll

On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 05:29:31PM -, Max Bowsher wrote: >Darkfalz wrote: >>When I go to the main website, ALL I want to do is get the latest >>cygwin1.dll file. You SHOULD have a link to a zip containing it on the >>main >>page. >> >>But no, instead you offer your stupid installer, or you off

Re: Getting latest version of cygwin1.dll

On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 04:16:33AM +1100, Darkfalz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I go to the main website, ALL I want to do is get the latest > cygwin1.dll file. You SHOULD have a link to a zip containing it on the main > page. AFAICT, almost all software with sufficient user base is distrib

Re: Getting latest version of cygwin1.dll

[Failed to reply to list when replying to sender; sorry] How old are you not yet to have learned that saying 'Hey, you stupid bastards, you guys really suck, help me out now!' doesn't work? Darkfalz wrote: When I go to the main website, ALL I want to do is get the latest cygwin1.dll file. You SH

Re: Getting latest version of cygwin1.dll

Darkfalz wrote: When I go to the main website, ALL I want to do is get the latest cygwin1.dll file. You SHOULD have a link to a zip containing it on the main page. But no, instead you offer your stupid installer, or you offer a page to browse packages, but what do the packages contain? TEXT LISTI

Re: Getting latest version of cygwin1.dll

Darkfalz wrote: When I go to the main website, ALL I want to do is get the latest cygwin1.dll file. You SHOULD have a link to a zip containing it on the main page. But no, instead you offer your stupid installer, or you offer a page to browse packages, but what do the packages contain? TEXT LIS

Getting latest version of cygwin1.dll

When I go to the main website, ALL I want to do is get the latest cygwin1.dll file. You SHOULD have a link to a zip containing it on the main page. But no, instead you offer your stupid installer, or you offer a page to browse packages, but what do the packages contain? TEXT LISTING OF FILES W

Re: FYI: Reboot is needed after a failed setup.

Reini Urban wrote: Brian Dessent schrieb: Stephen More wrote: I am willing to try an add this logic. Where is the source for setup.exe ? I am looking through CVS and I am not finding the setup code: http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/winsup/?cvsroot=src You can find details of build

Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cygwin-1.5.12-1

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004, Christopher Faylor wrote: > I've made a new version of the Cygwin DLL and associated utilities > available for download. As usual, a list of what has changed is below. [snip] > - Use proper wait value for tty reads. (Mark Paulus) Thanks VERY, VERY MUCH. I've waited for th

Re: FYI: Reboot is needed after a failed setup.

Brian Dessent schrieb: Stephen More wrote: I am willing to try an add this logic. Where is the source for setup.exe ? I am looking through CVS and I am not finding the setup code: http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/winsup/?cvsroot=src You can find details of building setup.exe at

Re: postinstall scripts don't run when installing onto samba share.

Christopher Faylor schrieb: On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 03:56:01PM +1100, Donovan Baarda wrote: On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 15:36, Christopher Faylor wrote: On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 10:47:16AM +1100, Donovan Baarda wrote: I don't understand why the execute bits would not be set. Remote shares are assumed to b