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<http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#TOFU>.  Reformatted.

Neeraj Garg (TRANSPORT) wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com [mailto:cygwin-owner <AT> cygwin <DOT> com] On Behalf Of Dave Korn
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 5:35 PM
>> To: cygwin <AT> cygwin <DOT> com
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<http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR>  Don't feed the spammers.  Thanks.

>> Subject: RE: Cygwin and Windows Vista support
>> 
>> On 20 December 2006 01:23, Neeraj Garg (TRANSPORT) wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> We are experiencing problems in using Cygwin on Windows Vista.  I wanted to
>>> know if Cygwin support for Vista is being worked on and if there is a beta
>>> client available for use.  It seems like process spawning from Cygwin
>>> inside Vista does not work.
>> 
>>   Heh, tell you what: you open the source to your kernel, we can see how
>> CreateProcess does things in Vista, we'll be able to make Cygwin work fine
>> with it.  Deal?  ;-)
 >
> I am not sure if that was request for help or just a witty comment back. I
 > am willing to help Cygwin dev get in touch with appropriate folks in Windows
 > Vista team to resolve the issue.
> 
> I know CreateProcess call should have worked. I am not in that team to give
> 
 > you information on what has changed in Vista compared to XP. All I can say
 > is that I would like to see the product fixed and am willing to offer help.
> 
> PS: Some Vista users mentioned to me that Cygwin does not work and hence I
 > am involved to make sure we can work together to make it work.
> 
> If any dev would like to work with Vista dev team to get the product ready
 > soon, please let me know.


First, try this:

<http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2006-12/msg00025.html>

If you're still seeing problems, the best thing to do would be to try to
debug it.  If it comes down to a CreateProcess issue, then you'd be the
right man for helping the Cygwin community figure out what Windows needs
now. :-)

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A: Yes.
 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
 >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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