X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com
X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.4 required=5.0 	tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_HELO_PASS
X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org
Message-ID: <4B415C0A.7030306@veritech.com>
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:10:02 -0500
From: "Lee D. Rothstein" <l1ee057 AT veritech DOT com>
User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Windows/20090812)
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: 1.7.1: Does 'chere' work with Vista 64b? Can't tell by me.
References: <4B364CEE DOT 6090806 AT veritech DOT com> <4B37E341 DOT 2010007 AT cygwin DOT com> <4B392862 DOT 1000605 AT veritech DOT com> <4B392CF7 DOT 1030404 AT cygwin DOT com> <4B393DE0 DOT 9030400 AT veritech DOT com> <4B396241 DOT 5080406 AT cygwin DOT com> <4B3B2A20 DOT 3080602 AT gmail DOT com> <4B3C7901 DOT 5020203 AT veritech DOT com> <4B3CB391 DOT 8070304 AT gmail DOT com> <4B3D0FA5 DOT 1030908 AT veritech DOT com> <4B407018 DOT 2080702 AT gmail DOT com>
In-Reply-To: <4B407018.2080702@gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm
List-Id: <cygwin.cygwin.com>
List-Subscribe: <mailto:cygwin-subscribe AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Archive: <http://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin/>
List-Post: <mailto:cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Help: <mailto:cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com>, <http://sourceware.org/ml/#faqs>
Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com
Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com

Dave wrote:
> Lee D. Rothstein wrote:
>   
>> Dave wrote:
>>
>>  > Check HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\cygwin_bash. It's value should
>>  > be the context menu item text, "Mintty Bash"
>>
>> Value was null.
>>
>>  > It should have one subkey, command, whose value is the command to run
>>  > "c:\_0\bin\mintty ...".
>>
>> Value was null.
>>     
>
> Either registry virtualisation, or redirection is interfering.
>
> <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb530198.aspx>
> <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724072%28VS.85%29.aspx>
>
> My guess is the latter. This is consistent with Larrys' report of chere
> working on 64 bit Windows 7, as Microsoft states HKLM/SOFTWARE/Classes
> is shared on W7 and redirected+reflected on vista, server 2003, server
> 2008, xp. <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384253%28VS.85%29.aspx>
>
> I'm not on windows right now, but does regtool have the ability to
> control redirection/reflection or whether it writes to the 32/64 bit
> version of the key? That's what chere would need to operate correctly.
> Otherwise it needs to resort to outputting a .reg file and installing it.
>
>   
I doubt that you're asking me, but if you are: I can barely parse your 
question, much less answer meaningfully.
> Did you include the '-e /bin/xhere /bin/bash "%L"'? That's the bit that
> selects the folder.
>
>   
No, I hadn't but I have since and lo' and behold, it works. Thanks.

Chere still broken, although now I personally don't need it.


--
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