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From: Robert Schmidt <rschm AT broadpark DOT no>
Subject: Re: unison and cygwin on windows xp SP2
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 12:26:43 +0100
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Dirk Leinenbach wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> I have the problem that the native windows version of unison (2.9.1)
> on Windows XP SP2 together with cygwin (starting from DLL version
> 1.5.11) unison hangs after me entering the ssh password.
> 
> This didn't happen with version 1.5.10 of the cygwin dll but this
> version cannot be installed with the cygwin installer, so I have to
> deal with the new version.
> 
> I think that this unison problem is somehow related to the "pipe code
> problem" which was discussed on this mailing list in the first half of
> October, but I didn't see any results/solutions on this problem, too.
> The last message I found on this topic in the archive said something
> like 'we are looking for a solution...'.
> 
> Now I was wondering if there was any progress in the meantime or if
> there are plans to develop a fix in the near future. Otherwise I would
> have to find a solution for unison without the cygwin ssh client.
> 
> Thanks in advance,

Your mileage should be greater if you use the cygwin build of unison, 
available through setup.exe.

I've had much less problems after I switched.

Cheers,
Rob

> Dirk
> 
> --
> 
> Dirk Leinenbach
> Computer Science Department
> Saarland University
> Germany
> Buildung 45, Room 318
> 
> Tel. +49 - 681 / 302 - 5557
> Fax. +49 - 681 / 302 - 4290


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