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Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:58:02 +0100
From: Dave Korn <dave DOT korn DOT cygwin AT googlemail DOT com>
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Subject: Re: [1.7] Updated: cygwin-1.7.0-54
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Chris Sutcliffe wrote:
>> Something still not 100% correct with 1.7.0-54
>>
>> startxwin.bat gives me this error:
>>
>> xterm: Can't execvp /usr/bin/tcsh: Invalid argument
>> xterm: Could not exec /bin/bash: Invalid argument
>>
>> I can start both shells in a DOS window, however.
> 
> Starting mintty with bash also fails with:
> 
> exec: bash: Invalid argument
> 
> but as Jim pointed out, using cygwin.bat is fine (run from a DOS window).

  Wanna try strace-ing mintty and shoving the output in a pastebin somewhere for
us to take a look at?

    cheers,
      DaveK


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