X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <20080401022822.99721.qmail@web3309.mail.ogk.yahoo.co.jp> Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 11:28:22 +0900 (JST) From: Tatsuro MATSUOKA Reply-To: matsuoka AT nuce DOT nagoya-u DOT ac DOT jp Subject: Re: Cygwin problems under Vista (please reply to Vinod) To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com, vinod AT Princeton DOT EDU, reply-to-list-only-lh AT cygwin DOT com, INVALID_ADDRESS AT DOT SYNTAX-ERROR Cc: matsuoka AT nuce DOT nagoya-u DOT ac DOT jp In-Reply-To: <47F18467.2010806@cygwin.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-2022-jp X-IsSubscribed: yes 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 Dear Larry Hall Thanks to Larry for your immdiate reply. --- "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" wrote: > I think it's great that you attempted to work with Vinod to help him get a > better understanding of things. But I think you're missing a point here > yourself. No one is "ignoring" him. If no one has answered, then it's > quite possible no one has an answer for him. I don't think you have to > attribute some negative connotation to lack of discussion for any topic > on this list. It's just the way things go sometimes. But if having > someone else on this list responding directly to his previous inquiries > would help everybody feel better about things, I can fulfill that role. Sorry my attitude is not proper. No answer will a newbie to be disappointed. I'm glad you to reply my posting. > * Rebase isn't automatically invoked by 'setup.exe' because of all of the > following: > 1. Nobody has contributed a patch to add it. > 2. Rebasing everybody's installation on the off-chance that they > installed packages that would require this operation seems > inefficient. > 3. The goal is to resolve this on a per-package basis so that > running rebaseall isn't necessary for anyone. > I have been waiting the reply like the above. I am not a specialist for the cygwin so I cannot answer for it. I have used 'rebaseall' on my XP computers to the grace be worked by the helps here. (I realyy appreciate that.) I felt that this was not a VISTA specific issue but I cannot answer it because my knowledge is not enough for rebasing. > * Beyond what's already been said on the X issue, I can't add anything. > I don't run Cygwin-X on Vista. Actually, I don't really ever run Vista. > But since the question revolves around X, I would suggest inquiring on > the Cygwin-X list if this hasn't already been tried. Of course, if > Vinod tries this, he can expect the same guarantee of a solution that > he gets with the main list. If that's not sufficient, there's always > the option to buy Red Hat support and then ask them for help. > I told to Vinod that I think it is impossible to bind the Xming and the cygwin setup because Xming is not a cygwin software. Is this right ? > But since the question revolves around X, I would suggest inquiring on > the Cygwin-X list if this hasn't already been tried. This suggestion is really need for Vinod, I think. Larry Hall, I really appreciate you for your sincere advises. Sincerly Tatsuro MATSUOKA -------------------------------------- Easy + Joy + Powerful = Yahoo! Bookmarks x Toolbar http://pr.mail.yahoo.co.jp/toolbar/ -- 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/