X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SARE_MSGID_LONG40,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20090806145908.GA3130@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> References: <20090806044706 DOT GA2009 AT ednor DOT casa DOT cgf DOT cx> <416096c60908060418p70329409q751c2a3735167998 AT mail DOT gmail DOT com> <20090806145908 DOT GA3130 AT ednor DOT casa DOT cgf DOT cx> Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:07:01 +0100 Message-ID: <416096c60908220207l14eab019n67bd45947e524416@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: mintty doesn't run on NT4 due to lack of GetConsoleWindow From: Andy Koppe To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 2009/8/6 Christopher Faylor: >>> I spent much of the day trying to resurrect my Windows NT4 system and >>> now that I finall have it back, I just tried to run mintty and noticed >>> that it seems to be using GetConsoleWindow. ??That's not allowed on NT4. >>> I get an error that says: >>> >>> "The procedure entry point GetConsoleWindow could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll" >>> >>> This means that this entry point isn't available on Windows NT4. >>> >>> Andy would it be possible to avoid calling this function when it isn't >>> available? >>If you think it's worth the effort and you want to be the guinea pig, >>I'd have a go at making mintty run on NT4. I don't want to set up NT4 >>myself though. > > I'm willing to be the guinea pig. Sorry, still haven't got 'round to this, but it's on my todo list for mintty-0.5. (Actually I did have a brief go, but as expected there are a couple more functions affected, some of which need a workaround.) Andy -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple