Re: Request new Git release

2017-04-18 Thread Adam Dinwoodie
On 15 April 2017 at 23:50, Steven Penny wrote: > Please release new Cygwin Git. Current version is 2.8.3 (May 2016), and > since then 13 versions have dropped: I'm currently working on releasing v2.12.2, and expect to have it out by the end of the week. This was partly delayed by ill health (now r

Re: How to create root account to own /var/empty for ssh?

2017-04-18 Thread Corinna Vinschen
On Apr 15 08:51, L A Walsh wrote: > The new version of ssh is not likely my "/var/empty", which it > says: > > var/empty must be owned by root and not group or world-writable. > > It doesn't seems to like this: > > > llg -a /var/empty > total 4 > drwx--+ 1 root Administrators 0 Oct 11 2014

Segfault using `watch -c` with ANSI escapes in output

2017-04-18 Thread Adam Dinwoodie
I'm seeing a segfault from using `watch -c` with commands that output ANSI colour sequences, which is a bit sad given the whole point of the `-c` is to get the ANSI colour sequences to be displayed. Simple test case: $ echo -e '\e[0;32mGreen\e[0;0m' >escapes $ cat escapes # Text is gree

Re: Segfault using `watch -c` with ANSI escapes in output

2017-04-18 Thread Brian Inglis
On 2017-04-18 06:36, Adam Dinwoodie wrote: > I'm seeing a segfault from using `watch -c` with commands that output > ANSI colour sequences, which is a bit sad given the whole point of the > `-c` is to get the ANSI colour sequences to be displayed. > Simple test case: > $ echo -e '\e[0;32mGreen\

Re: Request new Git release

2017-04-18 Thread Steven Penny
On Tue, 18 Apr 2017 10:25:46, Adam Dinwoodie wrote: I'm currently working on releasing v2.12.2, and expect to have it out by the end of the week. This was partly delayed by ill health (now reasonably successfully managed, if not resolved) and partly by some Git test script failures I've been tryi

Re: Can not get XWindows to Work in Cygwin/X .... I LOVE CYGWIN, USE IT EVERY DAY

2017-04-18 Thread Mike Rushton
OK. I followed these instructions but I never get to see a screen. I want to un-install and re-install it. I don't see Cygwin/X in the Control Panel. How do I uninstall it ? On 4/17/2017 1:59 PM, Chase, Brian E. wrote: It doesn't sound like you followed directions, or my directions were

Re: Can not get XWindows to Work in Cygwin/X .... I LOVE CYGWIN, USE IT EVERY DAY

2017-04-18 Thread Larry Hall (Cygwin)
On 04/18/2017 08:45 PM, Mike Rushton wrote: OK. I followed these instructions but I never get to see a screen. I want to un-install and re-install it. I don't see Cygwin/X in the Control Panel. How do I uninstall it ?

Re: Segfault using `watch -c` with ANSI escapes in output

2017-04-18 Thread Duncan Roe
On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 01:36:34PM +0100, Adam Dinwoodie wrote: > I'm seeing a segfault from using `watch -c` with commands that output > ANSI colour sequences, which is a bit sad given the whole point of the > `-c` is to get the ANSI colour sequences to be displayed. > > Simple test case: > >