[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: gcc-5.3.0-5 (x86)

gcc-5.3.0-5 has been uploaded for Cygwin, it should now scan /usr/lib ahead of /usr/lib/w32api. GCC5 uses a new versioning scheme, under the old scheme, it would be 5.0.3, with 5.2.0 as 5.0.2. See https://gcc.gnu.org/develop.html under "Version Numbering Scheme for GCC 5 and Up". This version has

Ruby version 2.2.4-1 troubles

Ruby stops working when I install 2.2.4-1 and resumes working when I downgrade to 2.2.3-1. I would guess the problem is triggered by anti-virus software (which I cannot disable) preventing the load of some new DLL. Has anyone else encountered (and worked-around) this problem? Symptoms: - Ruby

RE: Formatting command line arguments when starting a Cygwin process from a native process

Andrey Repin wrote: > Greetings, David Allsopp! And greetings to you, too! > > I'm not using cmd, or any shell for that matter (that's actually the > > point) - I am in a native Win32 process invoking a Cygwin process > > directly using the Windows API's CreateProcess call. As it happens, > >