Re: Permissions on Windows 2008

On 12/06/2010 11:09 PM, Bryan Slatner wrote: > I've just installed Cygwin on a Windows 2008 Standard server with SP2. > > I'm noticing two strange behaviors with files that I upload via SFTP (or > SCP, I'm not actually sure which protocol WinSCP uses by default). > > First, the ACL list on the u

Permissions on Windows 2008

I've just installed Cygwin on a Windows 2008 Standard server with SP2. I'm noticing two strange behaviors with files that I upload via SFTP (or SCP, I'm not actually sure which protocol WinSCP uses by default). First, the ACL list on the uploaded files contains an entry for "ServerName\None", w

Re: Install still fails on win7 (and no tips after 2.5 months?)

> And then > also look for . A nitpick but that URL seems incorrect. works. The thing about BLODA is that, even if you're not running any of the BLODA currently listed (see the additional URL within the definition on the ac

Re: Install still fails on win7 (and no tips after 2.5 months?)

On 12/6/2010 9:43 PM, Stig Hackvan wrote: Why does cygwin not install properly on windows 7 (32 bit)? ...on your machine. It's a fair question. But also one that may require more input and action by you to resolve. I'll offer a couple of pot-shots, in the absence of more details. On Win

Install still fails on win7 (and no tips after 2.5 months?)

Why does cygwin not install properly on windows 7 (32 bit)? i've googled it and all I've found is a scatterring of similar issues and no suggestions. Why isn't there a FAQ? I have the same error messages as David Means (23 Sep 2010), and I've tried to install cygwin with all the version compatib

Re: Program repeatedly restarts when its console is closed

On 2010-12-06 23:07Z, Arthur Norman wrote: [...] > It is not clear to me whether this is an issue of the mingw bits not > handling things and exiting badly or of the cygwin execv behaving > improperly. Eg it I write a very short program that goes basically > execv("./bad0",...) and compile that u

Re: Program repeatedly restarts when its console is closed

On 12/6/2010 6:07 PM, Arthur Norman wrote: At the end of this message is a short program. It is linked as a windows-mode executable so when it is launched it does not have a console. It then allocates one and uses it. The expected behaviour is that when I run it a fresh DOS-style console appears

Program repeatedly restarts when its console is closed

At the end of this message is a short program. It is linked as a windows-mode executable so when it is launched it does not have a console. It then allocates one and uses it. The expected behaviour is that when I run it a fresh DOS-style console appears and I can type a few chars in and they ge

Re: Wrong message 'Pattern not found'

On 12/6/2010 2:10 AM, Thomas Wiedmann wrote: Hello, when I call 'man grep' in Cygwin 1.7.1 and try to search the pattern -P, which is really available, with '/-P', the wrong message 'Pattern not found (press RETURN)' appeared. This behaviour only occurs with Cygwin and only on a certain computer

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: findutils-4.5.9-2

A new release of findutils, 4.5.9-2, is available as the current version, replacing 4.5.9-1 and leaving 4.5.8-1 as previous. NEWS: = This is a minor release to try and fix -execdir executing in the wrong directory. The experimental build released last week passed both list and my testing, so

Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] [experimental] Updated: findutils-4.5.9-2

Hi Eric, On Dec 3 15:17, Eric Blake wrote: > A new release of findutils, 4.5.9-2, is available for test, while > 4.5.9-1 remains current. > > NEWS: > = > This is a minor release to try and fix -execdir executing in the wrong > directory. If this passes testing by those who complained about

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: w3m-0.5.2-1

Version 0.5.2-1 of "w3m" has been uploaded. A text-based web browser as well as a pager like 'more' or 'less'. With w3m you can browse web pages through a terminal emulator window (xterm, rxvt or something like that). Moreover, w3m can be used as a text formatting tool which typesets HTML into p

Re: cygpath -w for non-existent server

On Dec 6 11:59, Andy Koppe wrote: > On 6 December 2010 11:34, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > >> On Dec  4 06:35, Andy Koppe wrote: > >> > $ cygpath -w //foo > >> > cygpath: error converting "//foo" - No such file or directory > >> > > >> > Is that as intended? > > [...] > > - "//foo" is a virtual path,

Re: cygpath -w for non-existent server

On 6 December 2010 11:34, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > Hi Andy, > > On Dec  4 16:07, Corinna Vinschen wrote: >> On Dec  4 06:35, Andy Koppe wrote: >> > With non-existent server foo, and Cygwin 1.7.7 or the latest 1.7.8 >> > snapshot: >> > >> > $ cygpath -w //foo/bar >> > \\foo\bar >> > >> > $ cygpath

Re: cygpath -w for non-existent server

Hi Andy, On Dec 4 16:07, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > On Dec 4 06:35, Andy Koppe wrote: > > With non-existent server foo, and Cygwin 1.7.7 or the latest 1.7.8 snapshot: > > > > $ cygpath -w //foo/bar > > \\foo\bar > > > > $ cygpath -w //foo > > cygpath: error converting "//foo" - No such file or