Re: Cygwin and Windows Vista

2007-03-26 Thread Robert Pendell
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Roberto Veiga wrote: > Hello, all: > > is it possible to install Cygwin on Windows Vista? I'm trying to do > that on my laptop, but during the postinstall phase setup.exe remains > active and running but does nothing. The installation never ends. When

Re: Cygwin and Windows Vista

2007-03-26 Thread Morgan Gangwere
its POSSIBLE, you just have to run it in whaever CM vista lets you. (CM := Compatibility Mode) i've done it, and succeded if you let the machine run where is it hanging? a certain mirror? a certain package? explain. On 3/26/07, Roberto Veiga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello, all: is it possibl

Cygwin and Windows Vista

2007-03-26 Thread Roberto Veiga
Hello, all: is it possible to install Cygwin on Windows Vista? I'm trying to do that on my laptop, but during the postinstall phase setup.exe remains active and running but does nothing. The installation never ends. When I cancel the installation, setup.exe tells me the installation suceeded, but

Re: Cygwin and Windows Vista support

2006-12-20 Thread Greg Youngdahl
Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: Carlo Florendo wrote: Neeraj Garg (TRANSPORT) wrote: I am not sure if that was request for help or just a witty comment back. I am willing to help Cygwin dev get in touch with appropriate folks in Windows Vista team to resolve the issue. It was a witty comme

Re: Cygwin and Windows Vista support

2006-12-19 Thread Larry Hall (Cygwin)
Carlo Florendo wrote: Neeraj Garg (TRANSPORT) wrote: I am not sure if that was request for help or just a witty comment back. I am willing to help Cygwin dev get in touch with appropriate folks in Windows Vista team to resolve the issue. It was a witty comment and it really involves the w

Re: Cygwin and Windows Vista support

2006-12-19 Thread Carlo Florendo
Neeraj Garg (TRANSPORT) wrote: I am not sure if that was request for help or just a witty comment back. I am willing to help Cygwin dev get in touch with appropriate folks in Windows Vista team to resolve the issue. It was a witty comment and it really involves the windows kernel. In a

RE: Cygwin and Windows Vista support

2006-12-19 Thread Dave Korn
On 20 December 2006 02:46, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: >> PS: Some Vista users mentioned to me that Cygwin does not work and hence I > > am involved to make sure we can work together to make it work. >> >> If any dev would like to work with Vista dev team to get the product ready > > soon, plea

Re: Cygwin and Windows Vista support

2006-12-19 Thread Larry Hall (Cygwin)
n com <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR> Don't feed the spammers. Thanks. Subject: RE: Cygwin and Windows Vista support On 20 December 2006 01:23, Neeraj Garg (TRANSPORT) wrote: Hi, We are experiencing problems in using Cygwin on Windows Vi

RE: Cygwin and Windows Vista support

2006-12-19 Thread Neeraj Garg (TRANSPORT)
Vista dev team to get the product ready soon, please let me know. Neeraj -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Korn Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 5:35 PM To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: RE: Cygwin and Windows Vista support On 20 December

RE: Cygwin and Windows Vista support

2006-12-19 Thread Dave Korn
On 20 December 2006 01:23, Neeraj Garg (TRANSPORT) wrote: > Hi, > > We are experiencing problems in using Cygwin on Windows Vista. I wanted to > know if Cygwin support for Vista is being worked on and if there is a beta > client available for use. It seems like process spawning from Cygwin > in

Cygwin and Windows Vista support

2006-12-19 Thread Neeraj Garg (TRANSPORT)
Hi, We are experiencing problems in using Cygwin on Windows Vista. I wanted to know if Cygwin support for Vista is being worked on and if there is a beta client available for use. It seems like process spawning from Cygwin inside Vista does not work. Thanks. Neeraj -- Unsubscribe info:

Re: Cygwin and Windows Vista Beta 2 (FAQ alert)

2006-06-08 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Thu, Jun 08, 2006 at 12:01:01AM -0400, Robert Pendell wrote: >Maybe someone can offer to fix this now that Vista has gone into the >public beta phase. I can post links here if someone asks for them. It's extremely unlikely. We don't usually try to get Cygwin working on moving targets. We hav

Re: Cygwin and Windows Vista Beta 2

2006-06-07 Thread Robert Pendell
Chuck McDevitt wrote: > Just an FYI: Cygwin's fork() implementation has an intermittent bug > when running on Windows Vista Beta 2 > (Beta 2 will be released to the general public soon). > > Here's an example error (from running bash -l ): > > 6 [main] ? (3572) c:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe: **

RE: Cygwin and Windows Vista Beta 2

2006-06-07 Thread Dave Korn
On 07 June 2006 07:50, Robin Walker wrote: > --On 06 June 2006 20:11 -0400 Chuck McDevitt wrote: > >> Just an FYI: Cygwin's fork() implementation has an intermittent bug >> when running on Windows Vista Beta 2 >> >> The odd thing is that it sometimes works, and sometimes gives this >> error. >

Re: Cygwin and Windows Vista Beta 2

2006-06-06 Thread Robin Walker
--On 06 June 2006 20:11 -0400 Chuck McDevitt wrote: Just an FYI: Cygwin's fork() implementation has an intermittent bug when running on Windows Vista Beta 2 The odd thing is that it sometimes works, and sometimes gives this error. It isn't just under Vista - this is an issue I am seeing unde

Re: Cygwin and Windows Vista Beta 2

2006-06-06 Thread Larry Hall (Cygwin)
Chuck McDevitt wrote: Just an FYI: Cygwin's fork() implementation has an intermittent bug when running on Windows Vista Beta 2 (Beta 2 will be released to the general public soon). Here's an example error (from running bash -l ): 6 [main] ? (3572) c:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe: *** fatal err

Cygwin and Windows Vista Beta 2

2006-06-06 Thread Chuck McDevitt
Just an FYI: Cygwin's fork() implementation has an intermittent bug when running on Windows Vista Beta 2 (Beta 2 will be released to the general public soon). Here's an example error (from running bash -l ): 6 [main] ? (3572) c:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe: *** fatal error - couldn't alloc ate h