strange problem cygwin 1.5.19 and application termination

Hello. I have the problem where, when running the following commands: perl -e exit ed http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/

compiling screen 4.0.2

Hello. I took the suggestion of ripping out the fifo support in configure. I did that, and compiled screen. I can create, and use, a screen just fine, but when I detach and try to re-attach the screen it fails. Is there anything I can do about this? Thanks, Tyler -- Unsubscribe info: http://

keeping program running after closing of bash

How can I keep a program running after bash exits? If I run nohup, I have no luck - since pressing control-d or logging out of the terminal window will kill the process that nohup started. Any tips? Thanks, Tyler -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports:

cygwin returning screen on exit?

Hello. How can I tell cygwin not to return the screen to the state it was in before running a full screen program such as vim or mutt? This is highly annoying. Thanks, Tyler -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html D

cygwin's files are read-only under normal windows shell

Hello. I've noticed an odd problem with cygwin. When I create a file, e.g. with wget or something similar, the read-only button in windows explorer is set to partialy checked. Is there any way I can prevent this behaviour and allow executable files, for instance, to run without disabling that in wi

Slow responsiveness on keypresses in Mutt

Hello. When I use the cygwin Bash Shell (the cmd.exe console) and use Mutt as my mail reader, sometimes hitting d for delete, or other keys works instantaneously. Other times, it takes up to a second to process the request, when it is normally instantaneous. What can I do to debug and/or fix thi

installing under win98

Hello. when I attempt to instal under win98, the next button is disabled on the package selection screen. what is going on with this, and is it fixable? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation:

Vim under cygwin console: backspace problem

Hello. Under windows Xp, backspace doesn't appear to work in vim. When I backspace, it doesn't delete the character - the character appears to still be on the screen. as far as I can tell, it moves left. this is a default installation. Vim is version 6.2. stty erase ^? didn't work -- it seems to be