Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 11:19:24AM +0200, Dirk Napierala wrote: > Christopher Faylor schrieb: >> On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 04:10:05PM +0200, Dirk Napierala wrote: >> >>> Dave Korn schrieb: >>> Dirk Napierala wrote on 14 October 2008 14:00: [SNIP] One of the main rea

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

Christopher Faylor schrieb: On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 04:10:05PM +0200, Dirk Napierala wrote: Dave Korn schrieb: Dirk Napierala wrote on 14 October 2008 14:00: [SNIP] One of the main reasons you get so few replies is because nobody can find what you're actually saying among the mass o

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 04:10:05PM +0200, Dirk Napierala wrote: > Dave Korn schrieb: >> Dirk Napierala wrote on 14 October 2008 14:00: >> >> [SNIP] >> >>One of the main reasons you get so few replies is because nobody can >>find what you're actually saying among the mass of redundant and >>illegi

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

Dave Korn schrieb: Dirk Napierala wrote on 14 October 2008 14:00: [SNIP] One of the main reasons you get so few replies is because nobody can find what you're actually saying among the mass of redundant and illegibly-formatted quotes and quotes of quotes in all your posts. If you make it n

RE: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

Dirk Napierala wrote on 14 October 2008 14:00: [SNIP] One of the main reasons you get so few replies is because nobody can find what you're actually saying among the mass of redundant and illegibly-formatted quotes and quotes of quotes in all your posts. If you make it needlessly hard to get

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] schrieb: Dirk Napierala wrote on Friday, October 10, 2008 5:36 AM: Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] schrieb: From: Dirk Napierala wrote on Thursday, October 09, 2008 11:48 AM I'll presume the following. - You've a "good" reason (company policy?) tha

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 07:03:26PM -0400, Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] wrote: >Speaking of "Changing Cygwin's Maximum Memory" > ... > >Curiously (since I've never played with heap_chunk_in_mb), when I tried >max_memory.exe I got the exact

RE: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

Dirk Napierala wrote on Friday, October 10, 2008 5:36 AM: > Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] schrieb: >> From: Dirk Napierala wrote on Thursday, October 09, 2008 11:48 AM >> >> I'll presume the following. >> - You've a "good" reason (company policy?) that you cannot use the >> simplest solution

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Thu, Oct 09, 2008 at 11:51:23AM +0200, Dirk Napierala wrote: >> If I missed feedback to the thread below I have to apologize. >> Otherwise I would like to recall this (my last post)again > > This is getting old. Rather than repeatedly apologize for theoretically > n

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

Reid Thompson wrote: Dirk Napierala wrote: , but what I do not understand is that after we found that only replacing the dll cause the prob and fix it again when reverted, why isn't that enough to troubleshoot the dll now? Also because it does not work with the 1.7 version. I think if you'll g

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

Dirk Napierala wrote: , but what I do not understand is > that after > we found that only replacing the dll cause the prob and fix it again > when reverted, why isn't that enough > to troubleshoot the dll now? Also because it does not work with the 1.7 > version. > > I think if you'll go back thro

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] schrieb: From: Dirk Napierala wrote on Thursday, October 09, 2008 11:48 AM Phil Betts schrieb: Yes, the file called sfx-file.exe I can make it available for you to test. Please just reply to my corp. address and I can provide you with download details.

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

Christopher Faylor schrieb: On Thu, Oct 09, 2008 at 04:48:20PM +0200, Dirk Napierala wrote: Christopher Faylor schrieb: If I missed feedback to the thread below I have to apologize. Otherwise I would like to recall this (my last post)again This is getting old. Rather than rep

RE: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

From: Dirk Napierala wrote on Thursday, October 09, 2008 11:48 AM >Phil Betts schrieb: >Yes, the file called sfx-file.exe >I can make it available for you to test. >Please just reply to my corp. address and I can provide you with download details. >The file content is confidential. Let me get thi

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

On Thu, Oct 09, 2008 at 04:48:20PM +0200, Dirk Napierala wrote: >Christopher Faylor schrieb: >>>If I missed feedback to the thread below I have to apologize. >>>Otherwise I would like to recall this (my last post)again >> >>This is getting old. Rather than repeatedly apologize for >>theoretically

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

Phil Betts schrieb: Dirk Napierala wrote on Thursday, October 09, 2008 10:51 AM:: If I missed feedback to the thread below I have to apologize. Otherwise I would like to recall this (my last post)again Please don't keep reposting the same message. You can google the mailing list arch

RE: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

Dirk Napierala wrote on Thursday, October 09, 2008 10:51 AM:: > If I missed feedback to the thread below I have to apologize. > Otherwise I would like to recall this (my last post)again Please don't keep reposting the same message. You can google the mailing list archives if you think you may ha

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

Thats what I did, and I did not found a reply to my findings which I stated in http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2008-09/msg00545.html together with the requested files which allows trobleshooting. It is nailed down to the cygwin1.dll I assume that it should not be a big deal for someone who is a d

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

On Thu, Oct 09, 2008 at 11:51:23AM +0200, Dirk Napierala wrote: > If I missed feedback to the thread below I have to apologize. > Otherwise I would like to recall this (my last post)again This is getting old. Rather than repeatedly apologize for theoretically not reading a response, go back throu

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

If I missed feedback to the thread below I have to apologize. Otherwise I would like to recall this (my last post)again Christopher Faylor schrieb: On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 12:57:32PM +0200, Dirk Napierala wrote: Dave Korn schrieb: Dirk Napierala wrote on 25 September 2008 09:55:

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

If I missed feedback to the thread below I have to apologize. Otherwise I would like to recall this (my last post)again Christopher Faylor schrieb: On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 12:57:32PM +0200, Dirk Napierala wrote: Dave Korn schrieb: Dirk Napierala wrote on 25 September 2008 09:55:

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

If I missed feedback to the thread below I have to apologize. Otherwise I would like to recall this (my last post)again Christopher Faylor schrieb: On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 12:57:32PM +0200, Dirk Napierala wrote: Dave Korn schrieb: Dirk Napierala wrote on 25 September 2008 09:55:

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

Christopher Faylor schrieb: On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 12:57:32PM +0200, Dirk Napierala wrote: Dave Korn schrieb: Dirk Napierala wrote on 25 September 2008 09:55: From what we understand by reading the guideline "Changing Cygwin's Maximum Memory" the result of the small progra

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] schrieb: Dirk Napierala wrote on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 12:51 PM: using other methods to launch the file (like unzip or cmd /c) is not an option due to company internals. Can we assume that using the cygwin program cygstart.exe* is also ruled ou

RE: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

Dirk Napierala wrote on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 12:51 PM: > > using other methods to launch the file (like unzip or cmd /c) is not > an option due to company internals. Can we assume that using the cygwin program cygstart.exe* is also ruled out? (*or maybe run.exe) > Following the guidelin

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

Marco Atzeri schrieb: --- Dirk Napierala ha scritto: Even if this would help, it doesn't explain, why on the same system, without any other change than switching the cygwin versions, it works with the old one and doesn't work with the current one to eventually try to identify the

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 12:57:32PM +0200, Dirk Napierala wrote: > Dave Korn schrieb: >> Dirk Napierala wrote on 25 September 2008 09:55: >> >> >>> From what we understand by reading the guideline "Changing Cygwin's >>> Maximum Memory" the result >>> of the small program written by DJ Delorie t

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 01:11:37PM +0200, Dirk Napierala wrote: > Marco Atzeri schrieb: >> --- Dave Korn ha scritto: >> >> >>> Dirk Napierala wrote on 25 September 2008 09:55: >>> >>> So the SFX file itself doesn't seem to cause this >>> problem. >>> >>> Random and wacky

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 10:29:56AM +0100, Dave Korn wrote: >Dirk Napierala wrote on 25 September 2008 09:55: > >> From what we understand by reading the guideline "Changing Cygwin's >> Maximum Memory" the result >> of the small program written by DJ Delorie tests the memory allocation >> limit on

RE: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

Dirk Napierala wrote on 25 September 2008 11:58: > it is more the fact that settings > like /3GB flag in boot.ini are out of our control (you know huge > company's and internal politic restrictions Yeh, gotcha. > Anyway even if this would help, it doesn't explain, why on the same > system, wit

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

--- Dirk Napierala ha scritto: > > Even if this would help, it doesn't explain, why on > the same system, > without any other change than > switching the cygwin versions, it works with the old > one and doesn't > work with the current one to eventually try to identify the change that broken y

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

Marco Atzeri schrieb: --- Dave Korn ha scritto: Dirk Napierala wrote on 25 September 2008 09:55: So the SFX file itself doesn't seem to cause this problem. Random and wacky idea: What happens if you prepend Cygwin's /bin/unzipsfx.exe to the existing SFX and try running tha

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

Dave Korn schrieb: Dirk Napierala wrote on 25 September 2008 09:55: From what we understand by reading the guideline "Changing Cygwin's Maximum Memory" the result of the small program written by DJ Delorie tests the memory allocation limit on your system. Running the program will output th

RE: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

--- Dave Korn ha scritto: > Dirk Napierala wrote on 25 September 2008 09:55: > > > So the SFX file itself doesn't seem to cause this > problem. > > Random and wacky idea: What happens if you prepend > Cygwin's > /bin/unzipsfx.exe to the existing SFX and try > running that? > > cheers, >

RE: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

Dirk Napierala wrote on 25 September 2008 09:55: > From what we understand by reading the guideline "Changing Cygwin's > Maximum Memory" the result > of the small program written by DJ Delorie tests the memory allocation > limit on your system. > Running the program will output the maximum amoun

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

First of all sorry if we missed to answer a question before. But as you said: (which wouldn't be surprising given the amount of noise on this thread) Trying to be more accurate from now on :-) Christopher Faylor schrieb: On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 06:51:28PM +0200, Dirk Napierala wrote: Hel

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 01:06:55PM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote: >It probably will not make a difference but it seems like you really should >be trying to set the size to something noticeably larger than the size of >your gzip files. zip cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/m

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 06:51:28PM +0200, Dirk Napierala wrote: > Hello again, > > I think it would be the best to give this topic a new start from scratch > trying to add some more input from our side. > > We discovered an issue trying to open big selfextracting zip files. > Trying to do so resul

Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - starting from scratch :-)

Hello again, I think it would be the best to give this topic a new start from scratch trying to add some more input from our side. We discovered an issue trying to open big selfextracting zip files. Trying to do so result in the following error: ./*selfextracting_zipfile*.exe bash: ./*selfextr

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash -- Back to the problem -- Multiple Environment discussion

On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 03:32:19PM +0200, Dirk Napierala wrote: > Hey guys > > Can we have one of the cygwin developers trying to reproduce our issue. > The -- Multiple Environment discussion part of this thread seems to went > a little bit of topic from the root cause of the real problem. > > Hopi

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash -- Back to the problem -- Multiple Environment discussion

the application to do. Having control over the source will make your company money in the long-term. So, now I'm confused. Is this a problem with Cygwin or Windows? Best of luck in finding a solution, Barry Smith -Original Message- From: Dirk Napierala [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - Multiple Environment discussion

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 According to Barry Smith at SourceLink on 9/23/2008 10:00 AM: > First, > > LIST: I apologize for hurting anyone's feelings. > Charles has decided to respond in a not-so-receptive tone because I > use RAR in my CygWIN scripts, and Charles >

RE: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash - Multiple Environment discussion

as well as a Windows commandline RAR.exe which can be copied into the CygWIN structure, chmod'd -x (or executable), and used as if it were compiled/built/native to CygWIN. Peace, Barry Smith -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles Wi

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash -- on task now

ong-term. So, now I'm confused. Is this a problem with Cygwin or Windows? Best of luck in finding a solution, Barry Smith -Original Message- From: Dirk Napierala [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 3:17 AM To: Barry Smith at SourceLink Subject: Re: Problem to op

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash

Barry Smith at SourceLink wrote: > [snip text extolling how wonderful and great the patent-protected, > non-GPL-compatible, free-as-in-beer but not free-as-in-speech for > DEcompression, and not-free-in-any-way for compression, the RAR > format and code is.] Did I mention that RAR code CANNOT be

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash -- on task now

Barry Smith at SourceLink wrote: > I just read a thread where Cyg-X RUN.EXE would cause a blue screen crash, Stop spreading FUD. There is no way a userland app like "run.exe" can "cause" a blue screen. Only something running in kernel space -- like windows core code, or certain device drivers --

RE: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash -- on task now

rm. So, now I'm confused. Is this a problem with Cygwin or Windows? Best of luck in finding a solution, Barry Smith -Original Message- From: Dirk Napierala [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 3:17 AM To: Barry Smith at SourceLink Subject: Re: Problem to open big selfex

RE: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash

PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dirk Napierala Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 9:59 AM To: cygwin@cygwin.com Cc: EVERS,DIRK; ZELL,VOLKER Subject: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash Hi there, We discovered an issue trying to open big selfextracting zip files. Try

Re: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash

Dear Barry, First thanks for your feeback. We are using the same zip file on both versions of cygwin. ./ execution works in the old one without issues, but not in the latest. So the file itself is not corrupted. If we try to open it in explorer or via cmd it is working fine. The problem is that

RE: Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash

Dirk Napierala wrote on Friday, September 19, 2008 9:59 AM: > > We discovered an issue trying to open big self extractingzip files. > Trying to do so result in the following error: > > ./*selfextracting_zipfile*.exe > bash: ./*selfextracting_zipfile*.exe: Cannot allocate memory > > This only happ

Problem to open big selfextracting Zip files from bash

Hi there, We discovered an issue trying to open big selfextracting zip files. Trying to do so result in the following error: ./*selfextracting_zipfile*.exe bash: ./*selfextracting_zipfile*.exe: Cannot allocate memory This only happens to huge files (guess above 1.5GB size) Smaller once are wor