Subject: RE: starting bash from a .bat or .pif file locks up win95
From: [email-masked] (Rick Rankin)

8 May 1998 04:09:22 -0700
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FWIW, I start bash from a .bat file all the time on both Win95 and NT. No
problems so far.

Rick

> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Mikey
> Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 1998 12:27 AM
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> Subject: starting bash from a .bat or .pif file locks up win95
>
>
> DO NOT START BASH FROM A .BAT FILE !!!	<<<< ----------
> Just discovered 5/5/98
> starting bash from a .bat file gives you a faster console,
> but it gives you the same lockups you get without
> setting CYGWIN32=tty
> always start bash directly from a shortcut (not a .pif file)
> (or manually by double clicking or using BashHere.Inf)
>
> create your shortcut with just
> &Target:	g:\bin\bash.exe	(change drive as appropriate)
> &Start in:	g:\Cygnus\home  (ditto)
> Shortcut &key:	Ctrl + F12 	(or whatever)
> &Run:		Maximized
>
> when doing this you must set your env vars in autoexec.bat
> or .bashrc
>
> =====================================================
> Linux a platform built by, and for users, standing on
> the firm legs of reliability, and speed.
>
> Microsoft Windows, a platform without a leg to stand on.
>
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>          Mikey
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