RE: File format - UNIX/DOS while installing cygwin ?

Robert Menschel wrote: ... > > If the original file is on Unix, and everything (including the FTP) is > under Cygwin, use the Unix format. Also look at the d2u and u2d commands as well, in case you use the 'wrong' ftp to copy your files. NB use 'd2u --help' , not man/info. Bill -- ___

Re: cygserver problem max 5 connections

On Sep 12 18:26, Reini Urban wrote: > Corinna Vinschen schrieb: > >On Sep 12 14:05, Reini Urban wrote: > > > >>I have a postgres user claiming that cygserver cannot serve more than 5 > >>concurrent connections with postgres. > > > >Did you already play with the /etc/cygserver.conf parameters? > >

Re: rsync - file size differences

"Ryan Brothers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm running into an issue using rsync-2.6.2-2 on cygwin on Win2k SP4 where > after I rsync a directory, the binary files rsync'ed have a different size > and thus are corrupt if I try to open them in the program they were created > in (pdf's, jpg's, et

Compilation problems

Hi I have problems with compiling Java and C++ programs. I have installed Cygwin version 2.427 with all packages provided in Setup.exe. When I use Xemacs to write my programs, everything seems to be normal- correct formatting, there are the necessarry tools such as JDE for Java, for example, and s

Re: rsync - file size differences

On Mon, 13 Sep 2004, Henry S. Thompson wrote: > "Ryan Brothers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I'm running into an issue using rsync-2.6.2-2 on cygwin on Win2k SP4 where > > after I rsync a directory, the binary files rsync'ed have a different size > > and thus are corrupt if I try to open them

Re: BUG: Bad call to GetFileSze in ext2fsprogs lib/ext2fs/getsize.c

On Sun, Sep 12, 2004 at 10:40:39PM -0700, Earl Chew wrote: >The call to GetFileSize() doesn't match the Microsoft documentation, >and invariably mis-sizes the disk image as zero. That's odd. Why would a cygwin program be calling GetFileSize? e2fsprogs should be using statfs and stat. cgf -- Un

Re: rsync - file size differences

On Mon, Sep 13, 2004 at 10:13:50AM -0400, Igor Pechtchanski wrote: >On Mon, 13 Sep 2004, Henry S. Thompson wrote: > >> "Ryan Brothers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > I'm running into an issue using rsync-2.6.2-2 on cygwin on Win2k SP4 where >> > after I rsync a directory, the binary files rsyn

Re: rsync - file size differences

Igor Pechtchanski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, 13 Sep 2004, Henry S. Thompson wrote: > >> "Ryan Brothers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > I'm running into an issue using rsync-2.6.2-2 on cygwin on Win2k >> > SP4 . . . Also, using rsync-2.6.2-1 gives identical files >> > regardless of

Re: rsync - file size differences

On Mon, Sep 13, 2004 at 03:44:47PM +0100, Henry S. Thompson wrote: >Igor Pechtchanski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> On Mon, 13 Sep 2004, Henry S. Thompson wrote: >> >>> "Ryan Brothers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>> >>> > I'm running into an issue using rsync-2.6.2-2 on cygwin on Win2k >>> > SP

Re: rsync - file size differences

Christopher Faylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, Sep 13, 2004 at 03:44:47PM +0100, Henry S. Thompson wrote: >>Igor Pechtchanski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >>> On Mon, 13 Sep 2004, Henry S. Thompson wrote: >>> "Ryan Brothers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm running into

Re: Crash in setup 2.427

(A stream of consciousness transcript in which Mike gets a clue about using Setup...) Larry Hall wrote: You might be getting caught by some arcane setup logic with dependencies. I'd recommend uninstalling all gcc packages and then reinstall all the ones you need together. That should get you the

Re: Shifting to a new user created

At 01:19 AM 9/13/2004, you wrote: >Hi, > >i am using cygwin on windows 2000. >Problem: unable to shift to desirable user like from user: vkgupta to user: qa > >I have done > >$mkpasswd -d > /etc/passwd > >This had given me all the users in the domain now i want to shift from user: vkgupt >to user

Re: ssmtp.exe doesn't authenticate against exchange

Alex wrote: > it works against sendmail+cyrus but not against the latest > exchange server. Any patches on the horizon? ssmtp authentication certainly used to work with MS exchange; an old man page says "only tested with MS exchange" of those options, in fact. Do you know what has changed in the

Re: Crash in setup 2.427

At 11:21 AM 9/13/2004, you wrote: >Just now I see that Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes wrote: > >>Don't mess with the version numbers it shows you. Use the ones it shows >>when the Curr(ent) radio button is selected or the ones it shows when >>the Exp(erimental) radio button is selected. > >That looks li

Re: fork fails

> >440 [main] zsh 1432 fork_copy: linked dll > data/bss > >pass 0 failed, > >0x542000.. > >0x5427F0, done 0, windows pid 1960, Win32 error 487 > >/etc/profile:33: fork failed: resource temporarily > >unavailable > > Apparently you don't remember this error on the > Windows > 2000 machine and w

Re: Compilation problems

At 08:27 AM 9/13/2004, you wrote: >Hi > >I have problems with compiling Java and C++ programs. >I have installed Cygwin version 2.427 with all >packages provided in Setup.exe. When I use Xemacs to >write my programs, everything seems to be normal- >correct formatting, there are the necessarry tools

Re: Installation hangs because asks for input from terminal (Attn: tetex maintainer, setup maintainer)

Igor Pechtchanski writes: >> I found that it was a conflict with my existing fpTeX installation >> (fpTeX is a TeTeX port to Windows) that defined an environment >> variable TEXMFCNF to one of Windows directories. I feel that setup.exe should not use an unclean environment. >> The script post-te

HELP: How to disable killing of Bash Shell window with mouse?

Hi there, Killing Cygwin Shell Window with mouse leaves bash.exe running. which can be seen from W2K task manager. How can I disable X -button from the Shell Windows so that the user is forced to TYPE "exit" on command prompt? Recompiling? -pekka- -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#uns

Re: 1.5.11-1: sftp performance problem

On Sep 9, 1:46pm, Peter Siebold wrote: -- Subject: 1.5.11-1: sftp performance problem > > I updated to the newest version of cygwin dll on 9/7/4 and after sftp > suffered performance issues when issuing a get on a large file. File > transfers now stall and do not complete. After downgrading to v

Re: 1.5.11-1: sftp performance problem

On Mon, Sep 13, 2004 at 01:45:17PM -0400, Bob Byrnes wrote: >On Sep 9, 1:46pm, Peter Siebold wrote: >-- Subject: 1.5.11-1: sftp performance problem >> I updated to the newest version of cygwin dll on 9/7/4 and after sftp >> suffered performance issues when issuing a get on a large file. File >> t

Re: ssmtp.exe doesn't authenticate against exchange

On Sun, Sep 12, 2004 at 10:22:42PM -0700, Alex wrote: > it works against sendmail+cyrus but not against the latest > exchange server. Any patches on the horizon? The question is: Which authentication method does the exchange server support? I've tried it first with firebird and then I've moved the

Setup and environment of postinstall scripts (was: Installation hangs because asks for input from terminal)

Jan Nieuwenhuizen wrote: Igor Pechtchanski writes: I found that it was a conflict with my existing fpTeX installation (fpTeX is a TeTeX port to Windows) that defined an environment variable TEXMFCNF to one of Windows directories. I feel that setup.exe should not use an unclean environment. I'm not

Re: Installation hangs because asks for input from terminal (Attn: tetex maintainer, setup maintainer)

On Mon, 13 Sep 2004, Jan Nieuwenhuizen wrote: > Igor Pechtchanski writes: FWIW, it was the original poster who wrote the below -- all of my comments got snipped out. > >> I found that it was a conflict with my existing fpTeX installation > >> (fpTeX is a TeTeX port to Windows) that defined an en

Re: Installation hangs because asks for input from terminal (Attn: tetex maintainer, setup maintainer)

Igor Pechtchanski writes: > FWIW, it was the original poster who wrote the below -- all of my comments > got snipped out. Sorry. > If an empty environment is needed, why not use "env -i" in the postinstall > script? Because that's a bit like fixing the bug inside-out? Jan. -- Jan Nieuwenhuiz

Re: ssmtp.exe doesn't authenticate against exchange

Olaf Foellinger wrote: > On Sun, Sep 12, 2004 at 10:22:42PM -0700, Alex wrote: >> it works against sendmail+cyrus but not against the latest >> exchange server. Any patches on the horizon? > > The question is: Which authentication method does the exchange server > support? I've tried it first with

Re: Installation hangs because asks for input from terminal (Attn: tetex maintainer, setup maintainer)

On Mon, 13 Sep 2004, Jan Nieuwenhuizen wrote: > Igor Pechtchanski writes: > > > FWIW, it was the original poster who wrote the below -- all of my comments > > got snipped out. > > Sorry. No problem, just pointing out the correct attribution. :-) > > If an empty environment is needed, why not use

Re: HELP: How to disable killing of Bash Shell window with mouse?

* Pekka Niiranen (2004-09-13 18:19 +0200) > Killing Cygwin Shell Window with mouse leaves bash.exe running. > which can be seen from W2K task manager. How can I disable > X -button from the Shell Windows so that the user is forced > to TYPE "exit" on command prompt? Recompiling? Recompile what? Cm

Re: Installation hangs because asks for input from terminal (Attn: tetex maintainer, setup maintainer)

Igor Pechtchanski writes: > Not really. As Max said, the environment in which the postinstall scripts > run is the same as the one you'd get when you run them on the command line > (albeit from a non-login /bin/sh). That environment will contain all of > the Windows-set environment variables. I

RE: Bad call to GetFileSze in ext2fsprogs lib/ext2fs/getsize.c

> The call to GetFileSize() doesn't match the Microsoft documentation, > and invariably mis-sizes the disk image as zero. Earl, I've made some updated packages for e2fsprogs and e2fsimage available at http://www.oneparticularharbor.net/cygwin/. I'd appreciate it if you would take a look at the

Re: Installation hangs because asks for input from terminal (Attn: tetex maintainer, setup maintainer)

On Mon, Sep 13, 2004 at 08:54:11PM +0200, Jan Nieuwenhuizen wrote: >Igor Pechtchanski writes: > >> Not really. As Max said, the environment in which the postinstall scripts >> run is the same as the one you'd get when you run them on the command line >> (albeit from a non-login /bin/sh). That env

Re: Installation hangs because asks for input from terminal (Attn: tetex maintainer, setup maintainer)

Christopher Faylor writes: > No, you can't have a completely empty environment on Windows. There > are some environment variables that really have to be there. I understand that, can't we make a list of those essential variables, and wouldn't it be nice if setup.exe copied those essential variab

Re: Installation hangs because asks for input from terminal (Attn: tetex maintainer, setup maintainer)

On Mon, 13 Sep 2004, Jan Nieuwenhuizen wrote: > Igor Pechtchanski writes: > > > Not really. As Max said, the environment in which the postinstall scripts > > run is the same as the one you'd get when you run them on the command line > > (albeit from a non-login /bin/sh). That environment will co

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: naim-0.11.7.2-1

naim 0.11.7.2 is now available through the Cygwin package system. naim is a console client for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), AOL I Seek You (ICQ), Internet Relay Chat (IRC), and The lily CMC. * naim includes unique features like zero-configuration peer to peer encryption, automatic message queuei

Re: Installation hangs because asks for input from terminal (Attn: tetex maintainer, setup maintainer)

Igor Pechtchanski writes: >> FWIW, the way teTeX works, most variables set in texmf.cnf are >> overridden by the environment; it would be next to impossible to >> guarantee a successful teTeX environment after logging in if variables >> from the WINDOWS are allowed to silently enter the Cygwin >>

Undifined reference to _WinMain@16

Hi I am using for a first time GCJ compiler (and I find it strange) but it seems to work properly. I have my first error message :). It is Undifined reference to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I checked the FAQ but the explanation there doesn't help. In fact, it refers to GCC compiler and the example was an Ob

Undifined reference to _WinMain@16

Hi I am using for a first time GCJ compiler (and I find it strange) but it seems to work properly. I have my first error message :). It is Undifined reference to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I checked the FAQ but the explanation there doesn't help. In fact, it refers to GCC compiler and the example is an Obj

Undifined reference to _WinMain@16

Hi I am using for a first time GCJ compiler (and I find it strange) but it seems to work properly. I have my first error message :). It is Undifined reference to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I checked the FAQ but the explanation there doesn't help. In fact, it refers to GCC compiler and the example is an Obj

Re: cygwin Cron on Windows 2003 Server Issues

Christopher Faylor wrote: The main cygwin page provides a link that should make things pretty clear about how to subscribe to the cygwin lists. BTW: For those who don't want to fill up their mailboxes with 100+ messages a day, you can also go through the NNTP gateway at news.gmane.org, which carr

RE: Undifined reference to _WinMain@16

http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/faq/faq.html#SEC91 -Original Message- From: Kostadin Cholakov Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 4:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Undifined reference to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi I am using for a first time GCJ compiler (and I find it strange) but it seem

Re: Undifined reference to _WinMain@16

Hello Kostadin, Am Montag, 13. September 2004 um 22:25 schriebst du: > I am using for a first time GCJ compiler (and I find > it strange) but it seems to work properly. I have my > first error message :). It is Undifined reference to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] I checked the FAQ but the explanation > the

RE: Undifined reference to _WinMain@16 (Attn: FAQ maintainer)

On Mon, 13 Sep 2004, Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: Kostadin Cholakov > > Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 4:25 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > Subject: Undifined reference to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > H

WinXP compressed dirs will work?

If i compress a dir in the home directory using WinXP native compressing, will it work with cygwin??? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ:

Re: WinXP compressed dirs will work?

At 05:01 PM 9/13/2004, you wrote: >If i compress a dir in the home directory using WinXP native compressing, >will it work with cygwin??? Yes. Compression is taken care of by Windows at a very low level. Cygwin is a layer over Windows. Cygwin will never know the difference. -- Larry Hall

RE: Undifined reference to _WinMain@16 (Attn: FAQ maintainer)

Sorry. I deleted one but missed the other. -Original Message- From: Igor Pechtchanski Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 4:51 PM Subject: RE: Undifined reference to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Attn: FAQ maintainer) On Mon, 13 Sep 2004, Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) wrote: > > -Original Message

RE: HELP: How to disable killing of Bash Shell window with mouse?

Hi Pekka, http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=%2Bdisable+%2Bclose+%2Bwindow The first hit is: http://www.handyarchive.com/Desktop/Shell-Enhancements/4-WinTopMost-Site-License.html Which is a link to a commercial product, but perhaps it will satisfy you or perhaps more searchi

Re: Crash in setup 2.427

Michael D. Crawford wrote: Unfortunately, gcc-java is 3.4.1, but under "New" it says 3.3.3-3. If I let the installer proceed, it will remove gcj 3.4.1 (cygming special) and replace it with gcj 3.3.3 (cygwin special). I've experienced this several times. So I click in the New column for gcj-ja

Re: HELP: How to disable killing of Bash Shell window with mouse?

Thorsten Kampe wrote: > > * Pekka Niiranen (2004-09-13 18:19 +0200) > > Killing Cygwin Shell Window with mouse leaves bash.exe running. > > which can be seen from W2K task manager. How can I disable > > X -button from the Shell Windows so that the user is forced > > to TYPE "exit" on command promp

Re: 1.5.10: expr + configure failure + testcase (also on 1.5.11-1)

On Sun, Sep 12, 2004 at 09:42:07PM -0400, Bogdan Vacaliuc wrote: > Hello again, > > After (finally?!) noticing that a new release of the cygwin.dll was made on Sept. 4 > and being encouraged by the line: > > "- Fix mysterious configure script premature exit. (Pierre Humblet)" > > I decided to

Re: 1.5.10: expr + configure failure + testcase (also on 1.5.11-1)

On Mon, Sep 13, 2004 at 09:54:29PM -0400, Pierre A. Humblet wrote: >The surprise is that the error message: >"configure: error: invalid package name: extra-includes" >is produced at time 29722848 by bash 2624 (the main script pid). This >is BEFORE the second expr is exec'ed. This occurs only at t

RE: 1.5.10: expr + configure failure + testcase (also on 1.5.11-1)

Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Mon, Sep 13, 2004 at 09:54:29PM -0400, Pierre A. Humblet wrote: > >The surprise is that the error message: > >"configure: error: invalid package name: extra-includes" > >is produced at time 29722848 by bash 2624 (the main script > pid). This > >is BEFORE the second

RE: 1.5.10: expr + configure failure + testcase (also on 1.5.11-1)

Chris, Pierre, > I was thinking the same thing but AFAIK, ash doesn't have the > pid recycling problem. In my failure cases, configure is run under bash. I have also captured (finally?) an strace under the ~current cygwin (attached). The details are largely the same as Peter's last attachment