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Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 01:55:53 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
From: Michael A Chase <mchase AT ix DOT netcom DOT com>
Subject: Re: sysvinit for cygwin?
To: cygwin <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>, Ariel Manzur <listas AT anime DOT com DOT ar>
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On Sat, 28 Sep 2002 01:01:53 -0300 Ariel Manzur <listas AT anime DOT com DOT ar> wrote:

> At 18:32 27/09/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>>On Fri, 27 Sep 2002 20:44:51 -0300 Ariel Manzur
> <punto AT juegosonline DOT com> 
>>wrote:
>>
>>> is there a 'sysvinit' package for cygwin? I'm only interested in being able
>>> to switch consoles using alt-f1 to 6, I understand the program 'init' is
>>> the one that manages that. Is there at least a 'clon' of that for cygwin?
>>
>>There isn't, but there wouldn't be much point.  Cygwin console windows are
>>Windows windows (usually either cmd.exe or rxvt.exe) so you can switch
>>between them using Alt-TAB.
> 
> But there is :) I use cygwin in 'terminal mode', and sometimes my video 
> driver crashes windows when I switch between console mode and the desktop 
> too often. Also, I'd like to be able to have more than one shell without 
> having to use the 'start' menu on windows to launch a different window (and 
> I couldn't get 'screen' to work properly either :(

When you say 'terminal mode' do you mean you log in through telnet, open a
console window using the provided Cygwin icon, open a rxvt window or, open
an X window?  If it is the last, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com is the wrong list, use
cygwin-xfree AT cygwin DOT com instead.  For the others, I use a normal console
window and switch between it and windows applications continually
throughout the day with no problems; you may have a configuration problem
in Windows, but someone else on the list is likely to be able to help more
after you give more details.

> So, would it be possible to port the existing one, or should I just write 
> my own terminal swintching thing?

If you want it to happen, you will have to do it yourself or convince
someone on cygwin AT cygwin DOT com that it is worth doing.  I have neither the
skills nor the interest.

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