[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: libtool1.5-1.5.23a-1, libltdl3-1.5.23a-1

GNU libtool is a generic library support script. Libtool hides the complexity of using shared libraries behind a consistent, portable interface. This update corrects a serious flaw in the previous libltdl DLL. Changes (since libtool1.5-1.5.22-1) * update to CVS 2006-Oct-14 snapshot * libltdl

[ANNOUNCEMENT] NEW: automake-2-1

This new package provides a wrapper system for the various automakeX.Y packages, and plays a role similar to that of the long-standing autoconf wrapper package. This wrapper system is based on the bash am-wrapper developed by the gentoo distribution, with tweaks to support cygwin's existing a

[ANNOUNCEMENT] NEW: automake1.10-1.10-1

Automake is a tool for automatically generating `Makefile.in' files compliant with the GNU Coding Standards. This is a new package, containing the latest version of automake system, automake-1.10. This cygwin package, automake1.10, can be installed without conflict alongside the existing auto

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: autoconf-3.3-1

The autoconf package has been updated to version 3.3. Recall that this package is not the real autoconf, but is a wrapper system to delegate to the appropriate version of real autoconf (either 2.13 or 2.60 at present). This is a major update, as I've switched from the Red Hat perl ac-wrapper

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: autoconf2.1-2.13-2

Autoconf is an extensible package of m4 macros that produce shell scripts to automatically configure software source code packages. This is a build enhancement update of the autoconf2.1 package, which provides autoconf-2.13. Changes (from autoconf2.1-2.13-1) * switch to cygport build method

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: autoconf2.5-2.60-1

Autoconf is an extensible package of m4 macros that produce shell scripts to automatically configure software source code packages. This is a routine update of the autoconf2.5 package, which provides autoconf-2.60. Yes, the name is odd -- but autoconf-2.60 is considered a part of the ongoing

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: mingw-zlib-1.2.3-2

The mingw-zlib package has been updated to version 1.2.3-2. zlib is a standard lossless compression library; mingw-zlib is a version built using the standard windows runtime library and NOT cygwin; it is used by setup.exe among other tools. This is a routine version update. CHANGES: (previous

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: zlib-1.2.3-2

The zlib package has been updated to version 1.2.3-2. zlib is a standard lossless compression library. This is a build enhancement release. CHANGES: + switch to cygport build method -- Chuck To update your installation,

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: unzip-5.52-2

UnZip is an open-source, command-line alternative to other zip-format archives such as WinZip, etc. unzip-5.52 is the latest release from Info-Zip, http://www.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/UnZip.html. CHANGES (from unzip-5.50-5) + Note: there was a test release of unzip-5.52-1, but it was never

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: zip-2.32-2

Zip is an open-source, command-line alternative to other zip-format archives such as WinZip, etc. zip-2.32 is the latest release from Info-Zip, http://www.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/Zip.html. CHANGES (from zip-2.3-6) * NOTE: there was a test release of 2.31-1, but it was never promoted to cur

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated [experimental]: bash-3.2-2

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 A new release of bash, 3.2-2, is now available for experimental use. Version 3.1-9 remains as the current version. NEWS: = This is a new upstream release. There are likely to be a few upstream official patches in the next couple of weeks, so I am

Re: Shared home dir, samba workgroups and ssh

Andrew DeFaria wrote: Here's the story. I use Cygwin on my XP desktop. I like having a home directory on Windows that is the same home directory on Unix/Linux machines. Often companies offer access to your Unix/Linux home directory via Samba. Also, often companies do not bother to set up a Sam

Re: File permissions and VSS failure

"Joseph C. Nemeth" wrote: > I use tar to package a set of files on Unix boxes (multiple flavors), and > 'download' them to my NTFS WinXP Pro box under Cygwin, where I maintain > them using Windows-style tools, including Microsoft Visual Source Safe. > Then, I 'upload' them back to the Linux box, w

File permissions and VSS failure

Summary: I dropped a long way down the rabbit-hole on this one. I finally found the problem, and what initially seemed like a boneheaded Cygwin bug turns out to be an annoying fact of life. It has to do with file permissions and broken Windows software, specifically Visual Source Safe (VSS). B

RE: Installing Cygwin on XP laptop part of a domain

> From: Jay NYC > > Can someone who has experience installing Cygwin on a WinXP > desktop part of a Windows Domain let me know what to do? You need to create /etc/passwd and /etc/group files using mkpasswd and mkgroup. The domain I am in has around 3000 groups and lots of users. Enumerating

Re: Bash fails to run .bat file with spaces in pathname and argument

. Reformatted. Johnathon Jamison wrote: Sean Daley wrote: I'm not sure if it was ever fully decided that this was a cygwin bug since windows cmd can also exhibit similar behavior. I was the original poster back then. I eventually just worked around the is

Re: gcc & mingw code?

On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 02:22:23AM +, Mike wrote: >Does someone have a bit of code that can be compiled static and mingw >(the way I understand it) to remove all cygwin dependencies that will >run as a windows (xp) service for starting vbscripts? I cannot install >cygwin on all my windows boxe

gcc & mingw code?

Does someone have a bit of code that can be compiled static and mingw (the way I understand it) to remove all cygwin dependencies that will run as a windows (xp) service for starting vbscripts? I cannot install cygwin on all my windows boxes and have a limit to how large an executable I can install

Re: Bash fails to run .bat file with spaces in pathname and argument

I think that you are right in saying this is not a cygwin bug. Upon further investigation, it seems it is a cmd misfeature. Would a patch to oddly quote things that spawn_guts "knew" would be passed off to cmd be accepted, given that it would not be a fix, but a kludgy workaround? Or would i

Re: Installing Cygwin on XP laptop part of a domain

Jay NYC wrote: > Windows Domain, as a result it put the users "home" in someplace I don't > understand. I did some > research and was confronted with all kinds of "mkpasswd" commands that > supposedly remedy the > situation but nothing worked.

Installing Cygwin on XP laptop part of a domain

Hi. Solely for the purpose of using Unison, I've done Cygwin installs on over 50 WInXP desktops. However, the other day I ran into a problem, which exposed my Unix inexperience. I tried to install Cygwin on an XP desktop that was part of a Windows Domain, as a result it put the users "home" in s

Re: wxwidgets configure script won't run, syntax errors

Koen Martens wrote: Hi All, I'm new to cygwin, so my problem below is probably quite simple to solve. I have installed cygwin recently, downloaded from one of the mirrors. The version reported by uname -a is NT-5.1. I also got the latest wxwidgets from www.wxwidgets.org (wxMSW-2.6.3), however I

wxwidgets configure script won't run, syntax errors

Hi All, I'm new to cygwin, so my problem below is probably quite simple to solve. I have installed cygwin recently, downloaded from one of the mirrors. The version reported by uname -a is NT-5.1. I also got the latest wxwidgets from www.wxwidgets.org (wxMSW-2.6.3), however I don't think my proble

RE: 'fhandler_dev_zero::fixup_mmap_after_fork' problems.

On 17 October 2006 13:17, Simon Mullis wrote: > I've been a happy Cygwin user for a years now with no issue. Recently > (last few months) I've started having many problems with a variety of > apps. What did you install just before it all went wrong? > Because of the number of apps with which

Re: Known problems with rsync 2.6.6? (Solved)

Andy Pitonyak wrote: In my case, the problem prevents an rsync on drives local to the machine. Perhaps using ssh is still an option? That had not occurred to me to try. Treat the local drive as a remote drive and use ssh... I know how to do that in Linux, but not in cygwin I suppose that

Re: Known problems with rsync 2.6.6? (Solved)

>> In my case, the problem prevents an rsync on drives local to the >> machine. > Perhaps using ssh is still an option? That had not occurred to me to try. Treat the local drive as a remote drive and use ssh... I know how to do that in Linux, but not in cygwin I suppose that I simply need to

Feature Request: cygutils: mkshortcut & readshortcut

To the maintainer (who I believe Charles Wilson): It would make mkshortcut and readshortcut even more useful if they could handle *url shortcuts, in addition to the currently handled *.lnk shortcuts. And thanks for all the work you've put into cygutils and into cygwin in general. - Barry -- Uns

bash-3.2 progress

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'm getting closer to releasing a cygwin version of bash-3.2; I even got to the point of putting 3.2-1 on the mirrors today. However, it is dead on arrival; my attempts to make igncr into a 'set -o' option in addition to a 'shopt -s' option still need

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated [experimental]: readline-5.2-2, libreadline6-5.2-2

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 A new release of readline and libreadline6, 5.2-2, is available for experimental use, replacing 5.2-1. 5.1-5 remains the current version. NEWS: = This is a new stable upstream release. However, a bug has reported against single-line prompts that

'fhandler_dev_zero::fixup_mmap_after_fork' problems.

Hello All, I've been a happy Cygwin user for a years now with no issue. Recently (last few months) I've started having many problems with a variety of apps. Because of the number of apps with which I have an issue I suspect it might be an issue with the cygwin DLL and memory allocation after fo

Re: Can not start UltraEdit using cygwin path

On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:49:12 -0600, lin q wrote: > > > Interesting enough, I have similar function for gvim, > > > > > > vi () > > > { > > > gvim $@ & > > > } > > > > gvim is a Cygwin application. > I download gvim myself from vim web site and installed it, it is not > the one in cygwin pack