CPAN: issues with homedirs containing spaces; how to install globally?

2006-02-16 Thread cygwin . overbored
Hi all, I think there's a bug with cpan and names containing spaces. E.g., my username is Joe Schmoe, and I get: >>> $ cpan Error CPAN: Storable loaded ok Going to read /home/Joe Schmoe/.cpan/Metadata Database was generated on Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:16:19 GMT LWP not available CPAN: Net::FTP loade

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated [experimental]: bashdb-3.1_0.04-1

2006-02-16 Thread Eric Blake
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 A new release of bashdb, 3.1_0.04-1, is available for experimental use. NEWS: = This is a new upstream release, corresponding to a new bash upstream release. Note that bash 3.0 will not work with bashdb-3.1_*, nor will bash 3.1 work with bashdb-3

Re: Q: nfsd: Unable to seteuid(-2)

2006-02-16 Thread Claudius Schnörr
No, I run WinXP-Home-Ed. Service-Pack-1. Sorry, I've forgotten to include the results from cygcheck. Now they are attached. Claudius Dave Korn schrieb: On 16 February 2006 17:56, Claudius Schnörr wrote: The log of nfsd shows nfsd[252] 02/16/106 18:51 auth_clnt.c 352 : Unable to sete

RE: cygheap base mismatch detected

2006-02-16 Thread Dill, Jens (END-CHI)
More test results: > I can run tests in which I allocate static arrays of increasingly > large size, and I hit the cygheap base problem *exactly* when I > try to make an array bigger than 1.5 Gb. This still happens reliably, and note that I can declare an array of *exactly* 1.5 Gb, and load and r

glut, OpenGL, undefined reference to glutCheckLoop()

2006-02-16 Thread Dean C. Tsai
I've inherited a simple simulation from a Mac user. When I it compiled with ... -lglut32 -lglu32 -lopengl32 -lgcc, the following error messages showed up: "undefined reference to glutCheckLoop()". So I googled "glutCheckLoop", it turns out it is part of the enhancement Rob Fletcher did to

[ANNOUNCEMENT] New Package: libgtkhtml2-2.6.3-2

2006-02-16 Thread Yaakov S (Cygwin Ports)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 The following packages have been added to the Cygwin net release: *** libgtkhtml2-2.6.3-2 *** libgtkhtml2-devel-2.6.3-2 This is a lightweight HTML rendering widget for GTK/GNOME 2.x programs. Yaakov *** CYGWIN-ANNOUNCE UNSUBSCRIBE INFO *** If you

cygheap base mismatch detected

2006-02-16 Thread Dill, Jens (END-CHI)
Chris Taylor writes: > You know, it wouldn't exactly be rocket science to try 1.5.19-4 ... > Dave mentioned that there have been many improvements in the last year on this issue - > 1.5.18-1 is rather dated now. > > It can't hurt to try now, can it? Got me fair and square. I took my IT guy's ass

'top' command always reports 0.0% cpu usage

2006-02-16 Thread Manuel Gonzalez Montoya
All, I just installed the lastest cygwin version on an XP Professional SP2 machine and noticed the output of the top command always reports wrong info (0.0%) about the CPU usage summary as you can see in the example: Tasks: 10 total, 1 running, 9 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie Cpu0

Problems between GV-3.5.8-2 and Ghostscript-8.50-1 ?

2006-02-16 Thread Angelo Graziosi
I note this behaviour between gv and ghostscript: $ gv foo.pdf & works fine i.e. it loads and display the PDF file. But $ gv & and then File|Open|foo.pdf gives: ___ GPL Ghostscript 8.50: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1 Error: /invalidfileaccess in --fi

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: xemacs-21.4.19-1/xemacs-tags-21.4.19-1/xemacs-emacs-common-21.4.19-1

2006-02-16 Thread Dr. Volker Zell
Hi A new version of 'xemacs' has been uploaded to a server near you. DESCRIPTION: A powerful, highly customizable open source text editor and application development system CYGWIN NEWS: * Routine update Old CYGWIN NEWS: * Added --with-widg

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: WordNet-2.1

2006-02-16 Thread Dr. Volker Zell
Hi A new version of 'WordNet' has been uploaded to a server near you. DESCRIPTION: An online lexical reference system CYGWIN NEWS: * Update to latest upstream release * Excluded redundant documentation in HTML, PDF and PS format WordNet NEWS 1 - Datab

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: xpdf-3.01-2

2006-02-16 Thread Dr. Volker Zell
Hi A new version of 'xpdf' has been uploaded to a server near you. DESCRIPTION: An open source viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files. CYGWIN NEWS: * Incorporated latest security patches from the xpdf homepage Xpdf NEWS = Added the continuou

Re: gurl (call browser and it an URL)

2006-02-16 Thread Igor Peshansky
On Thu, 16 Feb 2006, Brian Dessent wrote: > zzapper wrote: > > > # c:/progra~1/opera75/opera.exe $url > > c:/Program\ Files/internet\ explorer/iexplore $url & > > } > > Yuck. No need to do this, just "cygstart http://www.cygwin.com"; or > "cygstart www.cygwin.com". This will launch the URL in wh

Re: cygheap base mismatch detected

2006-02-16 Thread Chris Taylor
Dill, Jens (END-CHI) wrote: Dave Korn writes: Unfortunately for me, (e) is impractical. It's not clear whether it is my source code or CygWin's that I need to fix, Have you actually *tried* this application of yours under Cygwin and discovered that it indeed *is* one of the rare ones that a

RE: cygheap base mismatch detected

2006-02-16 Thread Dave Korn
On 16 February 2006 18:03, Dill, Jens (END-CHI) wrote: > I can't make this agree with the facts in front of me. > > If it has to do with executables that allocate massive amounts > of heap space, then how does the message appear before the > application even starts, before it has a chance to allo

RE: cygheap base mismatch detected

2006-02-16 Thread Dill, Jens (END-CHI)
Dave Korn writes: > > Unfortunately for me, (e) is impractical. It's not clear whether > > it is my source code or CygWin's that I need to fix, > > Have you actually *tried* this application of yours under Cygwin and > discovered that it indeed *is* one of the rare ones that actually runs into

Re: Error C1083

2006-02-16 Thread Elin Aronsen
Hi ! I have attached cygcheck and the to logfiles. I do not know why in the logfile I geet the message it cannot find oistream fopen. Very greatful for help. Elin Aronsen -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Do

Re: chere suggestion

2006-02-16 Thread Dave
Igor Peshansky wrote: On Wed, 15 Feb 2006, Cary Jamison wrote: Dave wrote: Dave Korn wrote: On 15 February 2006 17:05, Cary Jamison wrote: I was just wondering how you get programs added to the Windows Explorer 'Open with...' menu, and thought this might be a good addition to chere. I wo

Re: gurl (call browser and it an URL)

2006-02-16 Thread Brian Dessent
Brian Dessent wrote: > Yuck. No need to do this, just "cygstart http://www.cygwin.com"; or > "cygstart www.cygwin.com". This will launch the URL in whatever browser > the user has configured to handle http://, rather than hardcoding it. > This is equivalent to Start -> Run. And, on top of that,

RE: Q: nfsd: Unable to seteuid(-2)

2006-02-16 Thread Sashi Lazar
Dave, I am having a similar problem (see post http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2006-02/msg00560.html). I looked at my /var/log/nfsd.log: auth_clnt.c 352 : Unable to seteuid(1015): Invalid argument auth_clnt.c 307 : Unable to setegid(10): Invalid argument auth_clnt.c 332 : Unable to setgroups: Invalid

RE: cygheap base mismatch detected

2006-02-16 Thread Dill, Jens (END-CHI)
Dave Korn writes: > On 15 February 2006 22:23, Jens Dill wrote: > > Jens Dill writes: > > > >> Original Message > >>> From: Andreas Heckel > >>> Sent: 07 April 2005 11:13 > ^ > > Dave: > > > > What you write makes it appear that CygWin simply will not support > > la

Re: gurl (call browser and it an URL)

2006-02-16 Thread Brian Dessent
zzapper wrote: > # c:/progra~1/opera75/opera.exe $url > c:/Program\ Files/internet\ explorer/iexplore $url & > } Yuck. No need to do this, just "cygstart http://www.cygwin.com"; or "cygstart www.cygwin.com". This will launch the URL in whatever browser the user has configured to handle http://,

gurl (call browser and it an URL)

2006-02-16 Thread zzapper
Hi > gurl www.cygwin.com or just gurl if url already in paste buffer > gurl function gurl() { # Go to URL # description : Open URL in browser if no parameter use paste buffer if [ $# -gt 0 ] then url=$1 else url=$(getclip) fi if [[ "$url" = www* ]] then # add http:// prefix if required url="http

RE: Q: nfsd: Unable to seteuid(-2)

2006-02-16 Thread Dave Korn
On 16 February 2006 17:56, Claudius Schnörr wrote: > The log of nfsd shows > nfsd[252] 02/16/106 18:51 auth_clnt.c 352 : Unable to seteuid(-2): > Invalid argument > nfsd[252] 02/16/106 18:52 auth_clnt.c 332 : Unable to setgroups: Invalid > argument > nfsd[252] 02/16/106 18:52 auth_clnt.c 352 : U

RE: cygheap base mismatch detected

2006-02-16 Thread Dave Korn
On 16 February 2006 07:17, Dill, Jens (END-CHI) wrote: > Unfortunately for me, (e) is impractical. It's not clear whether > it is my source code or CygWin's that I need to fix, Have you actually *tried* this application of yours under Cygwin and discovered that it indeed *is* one of the rare

Problems using Solaris mapped drive

2006-02-16 Thread Cowdery, James
I just updated cygwin and my Solaris mapped drive no longer works properly. If I create a directory I cannot remove it. I just get permission denied. If I try and copy a file I get the "skipping file 'filename' , as it was replaced while being copied" error. The Solaris machine is running 5.9. I am

Re: Q: nfsd: Unable to seteuid(-2)

2006-02-16 Thread Claudius Schnörr
Hello again, after changing my clswork.map to # remote local uid 10101000#nfsd -> user uid 10001000#user -> user gid 10001000#group bv -> group bv a mount works, but the files still get the wrong uid: drwxrwxrwx 37 4294967294

Re: cygheap base mismatch detected

2006-02-16 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 01:17:07AM -0600, Dill, Jens (END-CHI) wrote: >Christopher Faylor wrote: >> On Wed, Feb 15, 2006 at 10:22:30PM +, Jens Dill wrote: >> >What you write makes it appear that CygWin simply will not support >> >large executables that reference the CygWin DLL and are also laun

Re: regular user, bash cannot find /tmp

2006-02-16 Thread Chris Taylor
Claude Marinier wrote: Hi, I installed cygwin on MS Windows XP from files I downloaded earlier this week (13 or 14 Feb 2006). Picked the default option to make cygwin available for all users. I installed from the Administrator account. Usually, the first time I start cygwin, it recommends ru

regular user, bash cannot find /tmp

2006-02-16 Thread Claude Marinier
Hi, I installed cygwin on MS Windows XP from files I downloaded earlier this week (13 or 14 Feb 2006). Picked the default option to make cygwin available for all users. I installed from the Administrator account. Usually, the first time I start cygwin, it recommends running mkpasswd and mkgr

Re: e-mail address unavailable

2006-02-16 Thread noname
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[ANNOUNCEMENT] New Release: GNU Ghostscript 8.50-1

2006-02-16 Thread James R. Phillips
INFO The latest upstream release of GNU Ghostscript, version 8.50, has been packaged for Cygwin. This is the first release in the 8.5x stable series of Ghostscript. In addition to many bug fixes it contains numerous new features. Most obvious will be improved font handling and rasterization,

cygwin-licensing ml search problem

2006-02-16 Thread Shaddy Baddah
Hi, It seems to me that when searching the cygwin-licensing ml at http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-licensing/, it is actually the cygwin ml that is being searched. Regards, Shaddy -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.

Re: How can I detect cygwin windows closing

2006-02-16 Thread Wilfried Fauvel
Hi, > > Wilfried Fauvel, le Wed 15 Feb 2006 18:18:49 +0100, a écrit : > > I have made a console apps, and I would like to know if it's possible to > > detect when the user click on the 'X' of the term window ? > > I am catching SIGINT, SIGTERM and SIGKILL signals, but it does not seen to > > be e

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: tin-1.8.1-1

2006-02-16 Thread Corinna Vinschen
I've updated the version of tin to 1.8.1-1. This is an upstream bugfix release. The only new feature is the added swedish translation. See /usr/share/doc/tin/CHANGES for details. The Cygwin version has been built from the vanilla sources. To update your installation, click on the "Install Cygw

RE: portability notes

2006-02-16 Thread Dave Korn
On 16 February 2006 01:49, skaller wrote: > On Wed, 2006-02-15 at 17:41 +, Dave Korn wrote: >> On 15 February 2006 16:48, skaller wrote: > [] >> Why are you asking this on the Cygwin list? > > Because I expect it is subscribed to by people who are dealing > with portability issues on a regu

RE: cygheap base mismatch detected

2006-02-16 Thread Dave Korn
On 15 February 2006 22:23, Jens Dill wrote: > Dave Korn artimi.com> writes: > >> >> Original Message >>> From: Andreas Heckel >>> Sent: 07 April 2005 11:13 ^ > Dave: > > What you write makes it appear that CygWin simply will not support > large executables that re

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: OpenSSH-4.3p2-1

2006-02-16 Thread Corinna Vinschen
I've just updated the version of OpenSSH to 4.3p2-1. This is an upstream bugfix release. Unfortunately it still doesn't contain a specific patch, which prevents getting multiple syslog messages for a single logon, when privilege separation is used. Thanks to Darren Tucker, the Cygwin release of

Problem on WindowsXP Home Edition: file access, permission denied

2006-02-16 Thread Enrico Migliore
Hi, I've built a Linux application on Cygwin/WinXP(home edition), where there's just one user configured, Enrico, that is, me. The application, when launched, tries to load the following dynamic link library: /usr/local/classpath/lib/classpath/libjavanio.dll.a but it stops

Re: cygwin scp -r fails

2006-02-16 Thread Corinna Vinschen
On Feb 16 01:43, Greg Tokarski wrote: > Hi. > > I just installed the latest cygwin on my winXP laptop, and I am having > an issue using scp -r. I have tried it to multiple Linux and Solaris > boxes, so I am quite sure it's not on the receiving server side. > I am not sure if this is a bug or m

Re: missing getaddrinfo

2006-02-16 Thread Corinna Vinschen
On Feb 15 16:40, Eric Blake wrote: > Currently, cygwin does not provide getaddrinfo, even though > SUSv3 specifies it in /. CVS Coreutils > has been using gnulib to provide a replacement definition, > but recently gnulib was updated to work on mingw, reusing > the winsock headers/libraries to prov

Re: How can I detect cygwin windows closing

2006-02-16 Thread Wilfried Fauvel
> On Wed, 15 Feb 2006, Wilfried Fauvel wrote: > > > Hi, > > I have made a console apps, and I would like to know if it's possible to > > detect when the user click on the 'X' of the term window? I am catching > > SIGINT, SIGTERM and SIGKILL signals, but it does not seen to be enough. > > SIGHUP. T