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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Ren=E9_Berber?= <r.berber@computer.org>
Subject:  Re: Rxvt on Windows 7 RC
Date:  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:05:19 -0500
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Ian Puleston wrote:

> I just tried cygwin (1.5.25) on the Windows 7 RC for the first time. Seems
> to work fine from a Windows cmd window, but I can't get it to run an rxvt
> window launched directly from Windows. In previous Vista and XP
> installations I used a Windows shortcut to run the command
> "C:\Cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -e /usr/bin/bash.exe --login -i" but that is not
> working on my Windows 7 RC system - the rxvt window opens then immediately
> closes. If it is reporting any error message it doesn't stay open long
> enough for me to see it.
>=20
> I get the same if I enter "C:\Cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -e /usr/bin/bash.exe
> --login -i" in a Windows cmd window, but if I launch cygwin in a cmd wind=
ow
> and then enter "/bin/rxvt.exe -e /usr/bin/bash.exe --login -i" in bash th=
en
> that works.
>=20
> Any ideas on what the problem is or on how to get some info on what's goi=
ng
> wrong when it fails?

You probably don't have C:\Cygwin\bin on your Windows PATH (and is
needed to pull all the required dynamic libraries).
--=20
Ren=E9 Berber


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