Re: Cannot Run Executable Files

2016-01-11 Thread Mark Hansen
On 1/11/2016 7:41 AM, Warren Young wrote: On Jan 9, 2016, at 2:11 AM, Zac G. Al Wakeel wrote: For the archives, would you say which software was causing the problem? I was using Avast, free software. Then I recommend uninstalling it and switching to Windows Defender. I predict that yo

Re: Cannot Run Executable Files

2016-01-11 Thread Warren Young
On Jan 9, 2016, at 2:11 AM, Zac G. Al Wakeel wrote: > >> For the archives, would you say which software was causing the problem? > > I was using Avast, free software. Then I recommend uninstalling it and switching to Windows Defender. I predict that your problems will not return. -- Problem

Re: Cannot Run Executable Files

2016-01-09 Thread Jim Reisert AD1C
On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 2:11 AM, Zac G. Al Wakeel wrote: >> For the archives, would you say which software was causing the problem? > > I was using Avast, free software. A user of a compiled Perl program I wrote (ActiveState) also had problems running it with Avast. So I am not surprised. -- Ji

Re: Cannot Run Executable Files

2016-01-09 Thread Zac G. Al Wakeel
> For the archives, would you say which software was causing the problem? I was using Avast, free software. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cy

Re: Cannot Run Executable Files

2016-01-08 Thread Warren Young
On Jan 7, 2016, at 7:14 PM, Zac G. Al Wakeel wrote: > > Thank you Warren, it worked. But what would you suggest for future? I can't > leave the machine without antivirus For the archives, would you say which software was causing the problem? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems

Re: Cannot Run Executable Files

2016-01-08 Thread Warren Young
On Jan 7, 2016, at 9:59 PM, Yaakov Selkowitz wrote: > > On 2016-01-07 20:14, Zac G. Al Wakeel wrote: >> Thank you Warren, it worked. But what would you suggest for future? I can't >> leave the machine without antivirus > > Start by choosing one NOT on this list: > > https://cygwin.com/faq/faq.h

Re: Cannot Run Executable Files

2016-01-07 Thread Yaakov Selkowitz
On 2016-01-07 20:14, Zac G. Al Wakeel wrote: Thank you Warren, it worked. But what would you suggest for future? I can't leave the machine without antivirus Start by choosing one NOT on this list: https://cygwin.com/faq/faq.html#faq.using.bloda -- Yaakov -- Problem reports: http://cygw

Re: Cannot Run Executable Files

2016-01-07 Thread Zac G. Al Wakeel
Thank you Warren, it worked. But what would you suggest for future? I can't leave the machine without antivirus -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http

Re: Cannot Run Executable Files

2016-01-07 Thread Warren Young
On Jan 7, 2016, at 10:54 AM, Zac G. Al Wakeel wrote: > > when I try to run the compiled output (.exe) in which cygwin keeps thinking > without giving the result. That is not how Cygwin normally behaves. Something is strange on your particular system. The most common problem is interference b