NFS (was: The cygwin mailing lists are...)

2003-02-08 Thread Rui Carmo
Erm... Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't an NFS client have to manipulate mount points as well? I can see that working for Cygwin binaries (since everything related to the filesystem namespace goes through Cygwin), but it wouldn't work for Win32 binaries, since it's not a full network redir

Re: MySQL for Cygwin?

2003-02-08 Thread Rui Carmo
I have sucessfully compiled mySQL (server and client utils) from the sourceforge.net tarball without significant problems. However, since I only actually use the CLI client, I cannot comment on whether the server is suitable for general use. The CLI client works beautifully, though (via TCP/IP

Re: The cygwin mailing lists are rather archaic and cumbersome aren't they...?

2003-02-07 Thread Rui Carmo
On Sexta, Fev 7, 2003, at 20:33 Europe/Lisbon, Christopher Faylor wrote: I see that the announcement of the gmane cygwin newsgroup has fallen off the bottom of the main cygwin web page so I can't in good conscience use my usual "use the web page" rebuke. The first thing that crossed my mind wh

Re: xinted rsync bluescreen

2003-01-09 Thread Rui Carmo
Erm... I can't help with the blue screens, but if you can mount the filesystems you want to sync, there is an alternative called "ssync" (Google or Freshmeat for it) that runs OK in cygwin (I recall patching a utime() check or something similar, but it's a fairly straightforward matter). Best

Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated cygwin package rxvt-2.7.9-3

2003-01-09 Thread Rui Carmo
Randall R Schulz wrote: By the way, even though there appears to be no command-line options for choosing among the three available kinds of scroll bars, I don't know why the resources file is "far preferable" since only with command line options can you readily have different variations availab

Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated cygwin package rxvt-2.7.9-3

2003-01-07 Thread Rui Carmo
Hi there, just add the line: rxvt*scrollstyle: next to your ~/.Xresources file. (You might want to run "rxvt --help" or check the man page for other valid resources you can set this way, since it is far preferable to adding command-line switches to rxvt) Works perfectly in Win32 (so much so

Perl 5.8 status?

2003-01-04 Thread Rui Carmo
Erm... Could anyone update us on the status of Perl 5.8? It is working fine for me, with the minor annoyance of having to keep remembering to "Keep" the package while running Setup, because it offers to replace 5.8 with 5.6 every time... :) R. Gerrit P. Haase wrote: Hallo Linda, 5.8? Is

Re: Minimal xserver-wm-ssh setup

2003-01-04 Thread Rui Carmo
Are you looking for a minimal list of packages required? I'm an atypical user (I have installed pretty much every available package at one time or another), but for my needs, a base cygwin install works fine after adding: - openssh - XFree (get the whole shebang while you're at it, clipboard in

Re: convert utility

2003-01-04 Thread Rui Carmo
Well, I got the December-ish CVS to compile (after fixing a few things, can't remember exactly what). Works well. R. Joshua Daniel Franklin wrote: What caused me a problem in searching, is that convert is a rather common word. From what I was told by an acquainance on a non computer list, im

Re: rxvt, once again...

2002-12-24 Thread Rui Carmo
couple of bitmapped fonts with it). The rest (again) is down to personal choice. Merry Xmas, R. On Tuesday, Dec 24, 2002, at 12:24 Europe/Lisbon, Chris Game wrote: In a recent post, Rui Carmo wrote: On Monday, Dec 23, 2002, at 11:58 Europe/Lisbon, Chris Game wrote: That's interesting,

Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated cygwin package rxvt-2.7.9-3

2002-12-24 Thread Rui Carmo
Whohoo! NeXT scrollbars? That's a nice Xmas present. Thanks! :) R. On Tuesday, Dec 24, 2002, at 08:33 Europe/Lisbon, Steve O wrote: Hi, rxvt is a terminal program that can be used instead of the windows command shell. It does not require an X server. This release enables the NeXT and xterm s

Re: rxvt, once again...

2002-12-23 Thread Rui Carmo
On Monday, Dec 23, 2002, at 11:58 Europe/Lisbon, Chris Game wrote: That's interesting, but what's the advantage of rxvt over opening cygwin/bash in a Windows command window, where all the formatting options (except initial placement I grant you) are available from the prompt window properties? T

Re: A user friendly suggestion

2002-12-07 Thread Rui Carmo
e remember that people who read the mailing-list via the Web should not be treated like second-class citizens. Given the Web's form of interaction, they have to make an effort to follow the list actively, not just lurking passively until mail arrives." And now, back to Cygwin. :) Rui Carm

Re: winpids::enumNT: error 0xC0000005 - huh?

2002-11-30 Thread Rui Carmo
Chris, This has apparently been fixed in 1.3.17 - I updated my dual-processor machine, and have not seen that error message the entire evening. R. Christopher Faylor wrote: On Sun, Nov 24, 2002 at 04:10:56PM +, Rui Carmo wrote: Having suffered from repeated rxvt hangs, I dutifully

Re: winpids::enumNT: error 0xC0000005 - huh?

2002-11-29 Thread Rui Carmo
Good point. I'll do that when I'm using that box again (this weekend). But I can add that it is a dual processor system, which might give you some hints. R. Christopher Faylor wrote: On Sun, Nov 24, 2002 at 04:10:56PM +, Rui Carmo wrote: Having suffered from repeated rxv

Re: how do I link in nl_langinfo()?

2002-11-27 Thread Rui Carmo
2 at 10:58:31PM +, Rui Carmo wrote: P.S.: I heartily recommend you check out cvstrac, BTW. I have it hanging off inetd, and despite a few niggles, it's great for keeping tabs on personal projects - I've been using it for six months now under cygwin, with no issues other than the I18N

Re: how do I link in nl_langinfo()?

2002-11-27 Thread Rui Carmo
I'm considering packaging cvstrac and libsqlite to include in the cygwin distro, but am afraid I just won't have the time... Will check out the other lists for hints, though. R. Jason Tishler wrote: Rui, On Tue, Nov 26, 2002 at 10:58:31PM +, Rui Carmo wrote: >Oh, thanks

Re: how do I link in nl_langinfo()?

2002-11-26 Thread Rui Carmo
eping tabs on personal projects - I've been using it for six months now under cygwin, with no issues other than the I18N stuff (which I tried to get working today after a CVS update). Jason Tishler wrote: Rui, On Tue, Nov 26, 2002 at 03:06:03PM +, Rui Carmo wrote: Anyone have a clue?

how do I link in nl_langinfo()?

2002-11-26 Thread Rui Carmo
tl.a" confirmed that this symbol is not defined there. Anyone have a clue? (I can compile cvstrac cleanly without I18N support, but I'd rather have it _with_ it.) Thanks, Rui Carmo -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: ht

winpids::enumNT: error 0xC0000005 - huh?

2002-11-24 Thread Rui Carmo
these error messages. I'm pretty sure this is related to the new version, since it was the only change on my main box (I had upgraded everything a couple of days or on all boxes). Any ideas? Rui Carmo -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug repo

rxvt hangs upon resize...

2002-11-20 Thread Rui Carmo
s is awful. Is this a known problem? I seem to recall seeing something on it on the mailing list archives before, but I cannot find it now. Rui Carmo -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation:

Re: ANNOUNCE: mrxvt - a tabbed rxvt hack for Win32 (in development)

2002-11-04 Thread Rui Carmo
d their features merged into rxvt. If someone knows of a tabbed X11 terminal (other than konsole and gterm, which use a _lot_ of extra stuff) that uses only vanilla X11 and implements tabs, let me know. I'll probably take a look at porting it to Cygwin rather than pursue this avenue. Thanks,

ANNOUNCE: mrxvt - a tabbed rxvt hack for Win32 (in development)

2002-11-02 Thread Rui Carmo
eply to me directly, since I am not subscribed to the list (my mail traffic simply cannot cope with another mailing-list...) Thanks, Rui Carmo -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation:

Re: Bug in rxvt 2.7.2: shift-pageup/pagedown ignored with -sk option

2002-09-30 Thread Rui Carmo
Hum... I can not only confirm this one, but also get a reproducible crash if I press Ctrl+Left at the end of a line. rxvt just vanishes, no error message, nothing. Makes it a pain to use bash and long command lines... Rui Carmo -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe

Re: Cygwin maildrop patches and issues (was Re: fetchmail 5.9.8 ...)

2002-04-19 Thread Rui Carmo
ve we keep, but did not get around to it. Nevertheless, I'll give your patches a look on my PC. :) Thanks a lot. :) Will you submit them to the maintainers? R. On Friday, April 19, 2002, at 06:48 PM, Jason Tishler wrote: > Rui, > > On Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 12:45:12AM +, Rui Carmo

Re: fetchmail 5.9.8 and maildrop 1.3.7

2002-03-03 Thread Rui Carmo
please let > me know. I will supply you with my build recipes and help you in anyway > that I can. Okay. Here's the deal: I'm going to dive into rxvt (the cursor display corruption bug is really annoying for me, since I _want_ to use Lucida Console as a display font under TrueType),

Re: fetchmail 5.9.8 and maildrop 1.3.7

2002-03-02 Thread Rui Carmo
he extra blank line upon mailbox creation (appends work fine...). I'll have to check later. Anyway, if you've been using fetchmail + procmail since September, what's keeping it from being added to the packages list? :) Is it the BIND issue? (I'd be glad to lend a hand, mind

fetchmail 5.9.8 and maildrop 1.3.7

2002-03-01 Thread Rui Carmo
tuxedo.org/~esr/fetchmail/ I'll probably have a go at the full Courier package one day (I rather fancy the notion of having a proper SMTP/IMAP server on my box), but from what I saw from a test compile, it'll be an uphill battle... :) Best regards, Rui Carmo -- Unsubscribe info:

rxvt cursor corruption under WinXP/ClearType

2002-03-01 Thread Rui Carmo
ing the steps detailed on /usr/doc/Cygwin/rxvt-2.7.2.README), but would like to get in touch with other folk that have been working on rxvt to swap tips. Since I am not subscribed to the list, please e-mail me directy. Thanks, Rui Carmo -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubsc