echo -n or sleep 0 needed to unblock Bourne shell script

2016-02-27 Thread Matthijs Nescio
Hi, Sorry for replying in a new thread.         Hi,         I have the strangest problem. I am running some complicated advanced Bourne shell scripting. These scripts work fine under Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. However, in Cygwin I have to add some strange commands with no obvious effect; without these

echo -n or sleep 0 needed to unblock Bourne shell script

2016-02-26 Thread Matthijs Nescio
Hi, I have the strangest problem. I am running some complicated advanced Bourne shell scripting. These scripts work fine under Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. However, in Cygwin I have to add some strange commands with no obvious effect; without these the scripts just hang. I can not disclose the scripts com

Re: Cygwin default installation: command not found

2010-04-07 Thread Matthijs Nescio
Hi, UAC seems to be a Windows Vista or Windows 7 thing. I am using Windows XP. DEP was on "Turn on DEP for essential Windows programs and services only". If this starts a new thread, I am sorry. I do not get email from the message board. Thank you, kind regards, Matthijs.

Cygwin default installation: command not found‏

2010-04-06 Thread Matthijs Nescio
Hi, Cygwin is terrific software. I use it all the time. However, I found a strange installation problem that I want to share with you. I have a brand new image of WinXP on my system. This image is company provided. I got it only this morning and I installed some software since; notepad++, go