X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org From: "Dave Korn" To: References: <7231C15EAC2F164CA6DC326D97493C8B02F8FE34 AT exchange35 DOT fed DOT cclrc DOT ac DOT uk> Subject: RE: Suggestion for run (with patch) Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 17:16:10 +0100 Message-ID: <000001c77ac2$62f69600$2e08a8c0@CAM.ARTIMI.COM> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: <7231C15EAC2F164CA6DC326D97493C8B02F8FE34@exchange35.fed.cclrc.ac.uk> Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: 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 09 April 2007 15:33, Adye, TJ (Tim) wrote: > Hi Alexander, > > For many years I've continued to use Chuck Wilson's old run-1.1.4 > because it included a version that was linked without Cygwin > (run-native.exe, built with VC). Although it doesn't have all the > features of the Cygwin version (eg. it can't translate Cygwin mount > points), it does allow one to start applications without needing > cygwin1.dll in the path. I know that's often not much of an issue (at > least if run.exe is in C:\cygwin\bin), but it is sometimes handy to have > a stand-alone version. > > The latest version of run, run-1.1.10-1 included in the Cygwin setup, > has some nice improvements (and is easier to find than the old > run-1.1.4!). I have made some small fixes to allow the new version to > also build run-native.exe, with gcc -mno-cygwin (it also builds the > Cygwin run.exe as before). Would you consider adopting this improvement, > in the attached patch (see the top for build instructions)? You might > have a better idea for where the non-Cygwin version should go - I just > put it in /usr/bin/run-native.exe. Or just "alias run-native='cmd /c start '". cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today.... -- 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/