Mail Archives: cygwin/2006/12/19/21:46:24
<http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#TOFU>. Reformatted.
Neeraj Garg (TRANSPORT) wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com [mailto:cygwin-owner <AT> cygwin <DOT> com] On Behalf Of Dave Korn
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 5:35 PM
>> To: cygwin <AT> cygwin <DOT> com
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<http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR> Don't feed the spammers. Thanks.
>> Subject: RE: Cygwin and Windows Vista support
>>
>> On 20 December 2006 01:23, Neeraj Garg (TRANSPORT) wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> We are experiencing problems in using Cygwin on Windows Vista. I wanted to
>>> know if Cygwin support for Vista is being worked on and if there is a beta
>>> client available for use. It seems like process spawning from Cygwin
>>> inside Vista does not work.
>>
>> Heh, tell you what: you open the source to your kernel, we can see how
>> CreateProcess does things in Vista, we'll be able to make Cygwin work fine
>> with it. Deal? ;-)
>
> I am not sure if that was request for help or just a witty comment back. I
> am willing to help Cygwin dev get in touch with appropriate folks in Windows
> Vista team to resolve the issue.
>
> I know CreateProcess call should have worked. I am not in that team to give
>
> you information on what has changed in Vista compared to XP. All I can say
> is that I would like to see the product fixed and am willing to offer help.
>
> PS: Some Vista users mentioned to me that Cygwin does not work and hence I
> am involved to make sure we can work together to make it work.
>
> If any dev would like to work with Vista dev team to get the product ready
> soon, please let me know.
First, try this:
<http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2006-12/msg00025.html>
If you're still seeing problems, the best thing to do would be to try to
debug it. If it comes down to a CreateProcess issue, then you'd be the
right man for helping the Cygwin community figure out what Windows needs
now. :-)
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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?
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