Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sources.redhat.com Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 14:16:32 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Problems with executing X11 programs via ssh Message-ID: <20010825141632.M21709@redhat.com> Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.11i In-Reply-To: ; from karlm30@hotmail.com on Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 08:15:15PM -0700 On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 08:15:15PM -0700, Karl M wrote: >Hi Earl... > >That looks like the problem I had. See my patch attached to the e-mail >titled > >ssh hanging with -f option--a workaround (July 27, 2001). > >on this list. This is not a proper fix...it is a workaround for what I >believe is a Cygwin bug that shows up in a select call after forking. > >I hope this helps. Let me (and the list) know if this fixes it for you. Of course, we never really have "proper fixes" from anyone here. "Workarounds" and speculation are a lot easier than applying brain power to actually fix a problem. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/