X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 16:02:14 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: when is using cygserver recommended? (thx) Message-ID: <20060406200214.GD30743@trixie.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <200604061637 DOT k36GbUjs031543 AT tigris DOT pounder DOT sol DOT net> <20060406174658 DOT GE8592 AT trixie DOT casa DOT cgf DOT cx> <200604061951 DOT k36JpYtr032461 AT tigris DOT pounder DOT sol DOT net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200604061951.k36JpYtr032461@tigris.pounder.sol.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 02:51:34PM -0500, Tom Rodman wrote: >On Thu 4/6/06 13:46 EDT cgf wrote: >--snip >>>I just read >>> >>>/usr/share/doc/cygwin-doc-1.4/html/cygwin-ug-net/using-cygserver.html >>> >>>for the first time. >>> >>>We mainly run fairly straight forward bash and perl scripts under >>>cygwin, both at the commandline and through cron; some scripts use >>>make, some use background processes and "wait". >>> >>>At what point does it make sense to start using the cygserver service? >>>Some guidelines for nondeveloper types in this topic would be >>>appreciated- I did check the FAQ. >> >>If you don't know if you need it, you don't need it. > >fair enough, thanks. > >My interest was only in reducing the chances of "fork problem" ( >http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2006-04/msg00122.html ). In that case, my previous reply is even more pertinent; especially given that Igor mentioned that the problem has nothing to do with cygserver. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/