Bash local builtin and redirection problems

2002-09-23 Thread Ray Pimm
Thanks Randall and Michael #!/bin/bash instead of #!/bin/sh did the trick! >Ray, > >Were I to guess why "local" and the I/O redirection syntax _appear_ to be >missing when your script executes, I'd guess that it's because the >script(s) in question begins with this: > >#!/bin/sh > >Under Cygwi

Re: Promoting rxvt (non-X11)

2002-09-23 Thread John Vincent
Hi, Regarding rxvt and ^H verses ^? a better solution is to start rvxt with a command line that includes the option -backspacekey ^H rather than use stty. You can do this in a windows shortcut and also in a shell alias. I also have a file in my home directory called .inputrc which is used to co

Re: Getting MAC address within C/C++-program in Windows2000

2002-09-23 Thread John Vincent
Hi, I think there is a psycological problem here (not with the individuals concerned, of course, I'm generalising about humanity as a whole). The problem is that since it's less effort to read a short email than a long one, people assume that the short email is less informative than the long one,

Re: expat installation problem

2002-09-23 Thread Gerrit P. Haase
Andreas schrieb: > Hello, > I encountered problems concerning the installation of expat (1.95.4-1). > After > $ tar xjvf expat-1.95.4-1-src.tar.bz2 > $ ./expat-1.95.4-1.sh all > the script breaks with: > ... > + reconf-cygwin.sh > reconf-cygwin.sh: not found > + STATUS=127 > + exit 127 > But r

Re: expat installation problem

2002-09-23 Thread Gerrit P. Haase
Michael schrieb: > On Sun, 22 Sep 2002 11:49:57 +0200 Andreas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I encountered problems concerning the installation of expat (1.95.4-1). >> After >> $ tar xjvf expat-1.95.4-1-src.tar.bz2 > cd expat-1.95.4 # ? >> $ ./expat-1.95.4-1.sh all >> >> the script breaks with:

Re: compiling netcat

2002-09-23 Thread Bjoern Kahl AG Resy
Hallo! This has been discussed a few weks ago. Please see the archives at http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2002-09/msg00187.html On Mon, 23 Sep 2002, Alexander Gottwald wrote: > On Mon, 23 Sep 2002, Mario Ohnewald wrote: > > I want to get netcat running in under cygwin. > > I guess you

Re: Shed light on Tetex packages

2002-09-23 Thread Jan Nieuwenhuizen
"Schaible, Jörg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > looking at the currently available Tetex packages I wonder whether > it is really good to follow the "install everything" method, since > they seem to be not disjuctive. That's right, but there should be not much harm. See below. > Reading the ann

Re: How to install packages...

2002-09-23 Thread John Vincent
Hi, It's always a bit risky saying what "most" software does, but the software I've installed on MS Windows tends to do one of two things: 1. The "setup" program detects if it's doing an initial setup, if not, it presents options for 'update 'or 'uninstall'. 2. The "setup" program installs menu o

Re: compiling netcat

2002-09-23 Thread Alexander Gottwald
On Mon, 23 Sep 2002, Mario Ohnewald wrote: > Hello! > I want to get netcat running in under cygwin. > I guess you just have to compile it like in a normal UNIX enviorment. wrong mailing list. Forwarded to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > $ make linux > make -e nc - --unix XFLAGS='-DLINUX' STATIC=-static

RE: Shed light on Tetex packages

2002-09-23 Thread "Schaible, Jörg"
Hi Jan, first of all: Thank you for clearing things up. [snip] > > - tetex-extra is only optional if tetex-base was chosen - tetex-x11 > > is only optional if tetex-tiny was chosen - tetex-doc and > > tetex-devel are optional independent of the "basic" choice - whats > > package "tetex" for? It

RE: compiling netcat

2002-09-23 Thread Nenad Antic (EAB)
Yup, Bjoern fixed it for cygwin. In addition I added the debian patches for netcat. Here: http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2002-09/msg00510.html and here http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2002-09/msg00510/netcat_1.10-21_cygwin.diff.gz regards, /Nenad > -Original Message- > From: Bjoern Kahl AG R

php compilation error = expat problem?

2002-09-23 Thread Andreas
> > I encountered problems concerning the installation of expat (1.95.4-1). > > After > > $ tar xjvf expat-1.95.4-1-src.tar.bz2 > > $ ./expat-1.95.4-1.sh all > > > the script breaks with: > > ... > > + reconf-cygwin.sh > > reconf-cygwin.sh: not found > > + STATUS=127 > > + exit 127 > > > But recon

COMPOSANTS INTRUMENTATION ELECTRONIQUES

2002-09-23 Thread Luc Desimpel
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newer bintuils

2002-09-23 Thread Alan Hourihane
Anyone know when the new binutils will be out with Egor's fixes for auto-import of arrays ? Alan. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: ht

Re: php compilation error = expat problem?

2002-09-23 Thread Gerrit P. Haase
Andreas schrieb: >> > I encountered problems concerning the installation of expat (1.95.4-1). >> > After >> > $ tar xjvf expat-1.95.4-1-src.tar.bz2 >> > $ ./expat-1.95.4-1.sh all >> >> > the script breaks with: >> > ... >> > + reconf-cygwin.sh >> > reconf-cygwin.sh: not found >> > + STATUS=127 >>

Re: New rxvt -- cleartype bug again

2002-09-23 Thread Nicholas Wourms
--- Steve O <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Yep, the new rxvt (-12) doesn't do so well with clear type. I > tracked through the code and figured out why. Looks like windows > erases a little bit more background than it should when writing > text in opaque mode. Changed the XDrawString co

Anyone got the GTK+ libs precompiled static for windows?

2002-09-23 Thread Thomas
I need the GTK+ libs precompiled static for windows.. if u got it please mail me or reply to the mailing list.. Thomas Martinsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://

during setup, which download site to select?

2002-09-23 Thread Ed
Hello, During cygwin setup, how do I know which download site to select? Some seem to be outside the USA, so I'm sure I don't want to select them. But is there anything to choose on the others? How do I know I'm not selecting a really slow cranky site, instead of a fast stable site? Also, when

Performance Issues due to Anti-Virus software.

2002-09-23 Thread Graham Harrison
Hi, I support about 15 developers who use cgywin and PRC-Tools to develop for PalmOS. While migrating from cygnus version B20 to the latest version of cygwin (and then PRC-Tools) we have seen a drastic performance drop. Some may think that I'm over stating the problem, but a file which used to c

Re: Performance Issues due to Anti-Virus software.

2002-09-23 Thread John Vincent
Hi, This is a Wild Guess: maybe you could look at rebasing the cygwin DLLs that you are using, to make sure they don't clash with the norton DLLs. Search this mailing list looking for rebase. Like I say, it's just my guess. Good Luck ! /John Vincent. >From: "Graham Harrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Performance Issues due to Anti-Virus software.

2002-09-23 Thread Igor Pechtchanski
On Mon, 23 Sep 2002, Graham Harrison wrote: > Hi, > > I support about 15 developers who use cgywin and PRC-Tools to develop > for PalmOS. > While migrating from cygnus version B20 to the latest version of cygwin > (and then PRC-Tools) we have seen a drastic performance drop. > > Some may think th

RE: Performance Issues due to Anti-Virus software.

2002-09-23 Thread Dan Vasaru
Graham, If you insist that each developer runs AV software on it's development platform, you could consider setting up a separate box (without antivirus software) with ssh access for performing your builds. Throw in a few network shares, and a smart home directory mapping, and the developers will

this address is no longer available (fwd)

2002-09-23 Thread Igor Pechtchanski
I just got the attached message in response to a post I made to the list. The way I read it, anyone posting to the list will now be tagged as a spammer (unless this is an empty threat), or, at the very least, will receive a similar message in response to any post. Should this address be forcefully

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: guile-1.6.0-1

2002-09-23 Thread Jan Nieuwenhuizen
The Guile packages have been updated for the new stable upstream release 1.6.0-1. Enjoy, Jan. Guile, the GNU Ubiquitous Intelligent Language for Extension, is a scheme implementation designed for real world programming, supporting a rich Unix interface, a module system, and undergoing rapid de

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: lilypond-1.6.4-1 for Cygwin

2002-09-23 Thread Jan Nieuwenhuizen
LilyPond 1.6.4 is now available for Cygwin. LilyPond prints beautiful sheet music. It produces music notation from a description file. It excels at typesetting classical music, but you can also print pop-songs. LilyPond input is plain text. So, you can use your favorite text editor to enter i

OT: RE: Performance Issues due to Anti-Virus software.

2002-09-23 Thread Igor Pechtchanski
Dan, "Good luck" is the exact term needed here, in reference to turning off NAV Corp. Edition. The service runs as LocalSystem, so anyone with less privilege than that is not able to either turn it off or change anything that is not unlocked. The way it's set up on my computer, the option to sto

[OT] RE: Performance Issues due to Anti-Virus software.

2002-09-23 Thread Dan Vasaru
dan > Seriously, aren't your developers local administrators ? In that case, they dan > could easily disable the AV. Igor >I'm of half a mind to set up an ssh server just to be able to su to local Igor >system and kill it. But for now I live with it. Igor, Try installing the PSTOOLS package fr

Re: this address is no longer available (fwd)

2002-09-23 Thread Jens Schuessler
* Igor Pechtchanski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [23-09-02 18:32]: > I just got the attached message in response to a post I made to the list. > The way I read it, anyone posting to the list will now be tagged as a > spammer (unless this is an empty threat), or, at the very least, will > receive a similar

Re: Anyone got the GTK+ libs precompiled static for windows?

2002-09-23 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Mon, Sep 23, 2002 at 05:34:05PM -0700, Thomas wrote: >I need the GTK+ libs precompiled static for windows.. >if u got it please mail me or reply to the mailing list.. This is off-topic for this mailing list. Please use cygwin-xfree. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubs

Re: this address is no longer available (fwd)

2002-09-23 Thread Igor Pechtchanski
On Mon, 23 Sep 2002, Jens Schuessler wrote: > * Igor Pechtchanski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [23-09-02 18:32]: > > I just got the attached message in response to a post I made to the list. > > The way I read it, anyone posting to the list will now be tagged as a > > spammer (unless this is an empty thre

Re: Attempting "Emacs this file"

2002-09-23 Thread Joe Buehler
Just Hangin wrote: > I'm trying to get this little Windows Explorer > right-click menu add-on to work and having problems. > I want to be able to right click on a file and have > emacs open it in an rxvt. It almost works...the menu > item appears, the rxvt opens, emacs runs...but the > object f

Re: 2.5.5-1 rsync hangs

2002-09-23 Thread Sudheer Tumuluru
I am having the same problem with rsync 2.5.5-1. I am trying to rsync a couple of short text files between a linux server and Win2k Professional boxes with cygwin. About 20% of the time, rsync freezes at the end of the transfer, and I can't kill the rsync process in cygwin even if I give it

bug in make-3.79.1

2002-09-23 Thread Steven Dirkse
Hello, I believe there is a bug in 3.79.1. It occurs late in function try_variable_definition, where the code v->append = append; is executed. For a build with WINDOWS32 defined the struct v was not initialized in some cases (specifically, when processing a line of the form SHELL = /bin/bas

Re: bug in make-3.79.1

2002-09-23 Thread Paul D. Smith
Hi; this bug has been reported before and is fixed in the CVS version of GNU make; the fix will be in the next release. Thanks for the report! -- --- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Find some GNU make tips a

(Partially) OT: Circumventing NAVCE (was: Performance Issues due to Anti-Virus software.)

2002-09-23 Thread Max Bowsher
Igor Pechtchanski wrote: > Dan, > "Good luck" is the exact term needed here, in reference to turning off NAV > Corp. Edition. The service runs as LocalSystem, so anyone with less > privilege than that is not able to either turn it off or change anything > that is not unlocked. The way it's set u

Re: 2.5.5-1 rsync hangs

2002-09-23 Thread Don Dwiggins
Sudheer Tumuluru writes: > I am having the same problem with rsync 2.5.5-1. I am trying to rsync > a couple of short text files between a linux server and Win2k Professional > boxes with cygwin. About 20% of the time, rsync freezes at the end of the > transfer, and I can't kill the rsync proce

Request:

2002-09-23 Thread venkatramana reddy
Hi, I am Reddipalli,i have got some problem with my laptop after installing cygwin. let me clearly explain you about the problem. I have laptop with Windows XP OS. I have downloaded cygwin package on to my Laptop. At cygwin command tool i entered passwd and i entered anew passwd. It has change

Re: (Partially) OT: Circumventing NAVCE (was: Performance Issuesdue to Anti-Virus software.)

2002-09-23 Thread Igor Pechtchanski
On Mon, 23 Sep 2002, Dan Vasaru wrote: > dan > Seriously, aren't your developers local administrators ? In that case, > dan > they could easily disable the AV. > Igor >I'm of half a mind to set up an ssh server just to be able to su to > Igor >local system and kill it. But for now I live with it

Re: Request:

2002-09-23 Thread Elfyn McBratney
Can you remember the password you typed? It would have only changed it if you typed in the same password twice and confirmed. As cygwin is an unix emulation layer ontop of windows is thus uses windows credentials (username,name,password etc) and once changed it is set in nt stone. Unless you have

RE: MMap offset parameter failing with ENOMEM error

2002-09-23 Thread Shane Mann
Hi, Has this issue been confirmed as a bug? Is it being looked into? Cheers, Shane Shane Mann Software Engineer Phone: +61-7-3259-2223 LeadUp Software Pty LtdFax: +61-7-3259-2259 339 Coronation Drive, Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Milton, QLD, 4064 Web: http://www.lead

Re: Promoting rxvt (non-X11)

2002-09-23 Thread luke . kendall
On 23 Sep, John Vincent wrote: > I hope this is helpful. Sure is, thanks! Though I just discovered that setting -backspacekey to either ^? *or* ^H works equally well. I don't understand that! BTW, does anyone else have the problem that Shift-PgUp will only page back once, then you have to us

Questions about Cygwin packaging

2002-09-23 Thread luke . kendall
I briefly considered making a proper package for a couple of things for Cygwin, but after reading http://www.cygwin.com/setup.html I realised I didn't know how to provide the required information. The issues were package names, and dependencies. How do you determine package names for the "requir

problems with mprotect()

2002-09-23 Thread Anonymous
Hi, I'm having segfaults with the following piece of code (working from WinXP SP1 using latest Cygwin release): char * AllocBoundedArray(int size) { int pgSize = getpagesize(); char *ptr = new char[pgSize * 2 + size]; // before mprotect(ptr, pgSize, 0); //

File permissions and tcltk

2002-09-23 Thread Mike Clarkson
I have a strange problem with xile permissions under cygwin 1.3.13 using Mumit Khan's tcltk 8.3.3. Tcl thinks a file is executable (it's a bash script mode 755), but using Tcl's exec it won't execute it, and Tcl's file stat say's it's mode 644. (maxima) 33 % exec /bin/ls -l [auto_execok maxima]

gcc doesn't work but seemed to install fine...

2002-09-23 Thread Betty Cheung
Hi, all, I installed cygwin 1.3.1 whole package on my PC with windows XP from download.com as instructed and started cygwin from my desktop. But when I compile a c program: gcc try.c -o try.exe, I got "bash: gcc: command not found", then I typed 'man gcc' I got "bash: man: command not foun

Re: php compilation error = expat problem?

2002-09-23 Thread S . L .
Andreas, [...] > > > I encountered problems concerning the installation of expat > (1.95.4-1). [...] > Could somebody please explain the occurence of the error when compiling > php > (even with reinstalled expat package)(used command: > ./configure --with-apxs --without-mysql --with-pgsql --with-e

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated rxvt-2.7.2-13

2002-09-23 Thread Steve O
Hi, rxvt is a replacement for the Windows command window. This version fixes: - Paste bug on Windows NT and ME. Thanks to Pierre Humblet and Nicholas Wourms for helping debug this. - ClearType with fixed width fonts. Please read /usr/doc/Cygwin/rxvt-2.7.2.README if you are new to using rx

Re: MMap offset parameter failing with ENOMEM error

2002-09-23 Thread Corinna Vinschen
On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 08:38:22AM +1000, Shane Mann wrote: > Hi, > > Has this issue been confirmed as a bug? Is it being looked into? As time permits. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Developermailto:[E