Re: Mirroring Cygwin UK

2015-03-04 Thread Yaakov Selkowitz
On Mon, 2015-03-02 at 08:42 -0800, ray sison wrote: > Can you repost our mirror for the UK > > http://mirrors-uk.go-parts.com/cygwin/ The instructions for Mirror Administrators should answer your question: https://cygwin.com/mirrors.html#mirroradmin -- Yaakov -- Problem reports: http:/

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: autoconf2.5-2.69-3

2015-03-04 Thread Yaakov Selkowitz
The following package has been updated in the Cygwin distribution: * autoconf2.5-2.69-3 Autoconf is an extensible package of m4 macros that produce shell scripts to automatically configure software source code packages. These scripts can adapt the packages to many kinds of UNIX-like systems witho

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cygport-0.18.0.1-1

2015-03-04 Thread Yaakov Selkowitz
I have uploaded a new version of cygport to the Cygwin distribution and the Fedora/EPEL Cygwin copr. Highlights in this version: * A new 'upload' command for package maintainers; * Split debuginfo symbol files are now compressed, saving considerable disk space once installed; * Improved postins

Bug? attempt to suspend = kill process?

2015-03-04 Thread Linda Walsh
I usually run the the windows version of 'Gvim' as it will run even when there is no 'X' running... Usually, to get it to go into the background like it does on linux, it runs an "alias" in bash: alias gvim='setsid gvim' So it background's appropriately. I had to try something out with a gvim-

XFIG not working

2015-03-04 Thread Hisham Sueyllam
Last time I used xfig was about 10 months ago and it was working fine, when I tried to use it recently I kept getting: "can't open display: localhost:0". The xterm is working fine under xwin and I can run emacs fine from there, so I am not sure what the problem is? I am using a 32 bit windows 7

octave/gnuplot fails with new cygwin dll.

2015-03-04 Thread GEORGE BARRICK
2015.03.05.00:53:06 UT Hey Cygwin folks, I just downloaded and installed the new Cygwin-1.7.35-1 and found this minor difficulty with my favorite software, GNU Octave. Prior to installation of the new cygwin dll, I had no trouble, and the new dll is the o

Re: Man page for XWin

2015-03-04 Thread Yaakov Selkowitz
On Wed, 2015-03-04 at 16:22 -0500, K Stahl wrote: > With the release of xorg-server-*1.17.1-2 there was a change (for > security measures) to disable TCP communications (the -nolisten tcp > command line switch). It would be nice if the man page for XWin would > document this behavior. Like with th

Man page for XWin

2015-03-04 Thread K Stahl
With the release of xorg-server-*1.17.1-2 there was a change (for security measures) to disable TCP communications (the -nolisten tcp command line switch). It would be nice if the man page for XWin would document this behavior. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ:

Re: Using FIFO's in Cygwin.

2015-03-04 Thread Houder
>> Q: is the model of the FIFO in Cygwin different from the one used in Linux? >> Note: the question is about >> the model for FIFO's in blocking mode ... >> >> Non-blocking complicates things even more ... > > FIFOs in Cygwin are using Windows named pipes, and the implementation > was never reall

Re: Cygwin hangs up if several keys are typed during outputting a lot of texts.

2015-03-04 Thread Corinna Vinschen
On Mar 4 19:18, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > Hi Takashi, Oh, btw. I wouldn't be too unhappy if we could move the discussions about Cygwin implementation details to the cygwin-developers mailing list. The cygwin mailing list should be reserved for the more user-centric stuff, me thinks. Thanks, Co

Re: Using FIFO's in Cygwin.

2015-03-04 Thread Corinna Vinschen
Hi Henri, On Mar 4 18:18, Houder wrote: > Hi Corinna, > > Just a question ... (and certainly NOT a request for a snapshot at the end of > the day). > > Or a confirmation, if you like ... > > A server-client example (using FIFO's) from LPI (Linux Programming Interface, > M. Kerrisk), chapter

Re: Cygwin hangs up if several keys are typed during outputting a lot of texts.

2015-03-04 Thread Corinna Vinschen
Hi Takashi, On Mar 4 13:19, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > On Mar 4 20:34, Takashi Yano wrote: > > On Mon, 2 Mar 2015 15:44:26 +0100 > > Corinna Vinschen wrote: > > > > To check buffer space before WriteFile() is one idea, > > > > but it is not smart, I suppose... > > > > > > I think that's not it.

Using FIFO's in Cygwin.

2015-03-04 Thread Houder
Hi Corinna, Just a question ... (and certainly NOT a request for a snapshot at the end of the day). Or a confirmation, if you like ... A server-client example (using FIFO's) from LPI (Linux Programming Interface, M. Kerrisk), chapter 44.8, fails on Cygwin. Below the example as an STC, which s

Re: Cygwin Mintty 3 windows shows up Windows 8/10

2015-03-04 Thread Bertrand Caplet
Update Cygwin. This is a fallout from the Windows 10 change of the OS version from 6.4 to 10 in the latest 9926 build. This has been fixed in Cygwin 1.7.34-6. Corinna Oh, thanks a lot. My version wasn't so old so I didn't update before. Sorry for the inconvenience ! Regards, -- CHUNKZ.NET -

Re: Cygwin hangs up if several keys are typed during outputting a lot of texts.

2015-03-04 Thread Corinna Vinschen
On Mar 4 20:34, Takashi Yano wrote: > On Mon, 2 Mar 2015 15:44:26 +0100 > Corinna Vinschen wrote: > > > > 1) Buffer of named pipe gets full-filled by a lot of data written > > > by slave side. > > > 2) WriteFile() in fhandler_pty_master::doecho(), which is called > > > from master side by ke

Re: Cygwin Mintty 3 windows shows up Windows 8/10

2015-03-04 Thread Corinna Vinschen
On Mar 4 12:38, Bertrand Caplet wrote: > Hey guys, > I've a problem since I switched from Windows 7 to Windows 10 (I tested on > windows 8 same problem). > When I launch a Cygwin terminal (mintty) It shows up 3 windows instead of > one. 2 Blank Windows : > "Mintty.exe" and "Cygwin terminal" and th

Cygwin Mintty 3 windows shows up Windows 8/10

2015-03-04 Thread Bertrand Caplet
Hey guys, I've a problem since I switched from Windows 7 to Windows 10 (I tested on windows 8 same problem). When I launch a Cygwin terminal (mintty) It shows up 3 windows instead of one. 2 Blank Windows : "Mintty.exe" and "Cygwin terminal" and the last real terminal. Do you have any tricks fo

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: Cygwin 1.7.35-1

2015-03-04 Thread Corinna Vinschen
Hi Cygwin friends and users, I just released Cygwin 1.7.35-1. This release comes with a bunch of changes and bugfixes collected since 1.7.34-6. The major changes are - Performance improvements in the new account handling per https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html#ntsec-mapping - New de

Re: Cygwin hangs up if several keys are typed during outputting a lot of texts.

2015-03-04 Thread Takashi Yano
to occupancy of buffer. Now, I suppose the cause has been clarified. So we have to work out a solution. How can we resolve this problem? -- Takashi Yano cygwin-test.patch.20150304 Description: Binary data -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: h