From: Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin@cygwin.com>
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] TEST RELEASE: Cygwin 1.7.33-0.4
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 20:00:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20141029200003.GE20607@calimero.vinschen.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <543F4084-8C72-4102-8DB9-8C7B59EC62F7@Denis-Excoffier.org>
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On Oct 29 18:37, Denis Excoffier wrote:
> On 2014-10-29 13:08, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> >
> > I just released a 4th TEST version of the next upcoming Cygwin release,
> > 1.7.33-0.4.
> >
> > Changes compared to the former test version 1.7.33-0.3:
> >
>
> > - Set CYGWIN=dosfilewarning settting to OFF by default.
> >
> Well, this is OK i suppose.
>
> But i was using this feature in order to check that no cygwin process
> was left behind when i switch to a new cygwin1.dll (eg for a snapshot).
> Here is how.
>
> I use 'echo \\ /nonexistent*' in my .cshrc. This triggers the
> warning. That way, if some process from the previous cygwin1.dll was left
> somewhere in the background, the warning is not displayed and i get the
> (visual) indication that something is wrong (say: the new cygwin1.dll is
> not properly in function).
Wow, this is really wrestling some arbitrary setting into a feature
of sorts...
> Afterwards, since the warning is displayed only once, the warning is not
> displayed anymore, so the 'echo ...' is not a nuisance in .cshrc.
>
> The fact that the default is/was ON is important because otherwise the
> CYGWIN variable would have to be set somewhere (and before the 1st cygwin
> process).
>
> Currently i don't see how to replace this "feature". Any ideas?
I have a `uname -a' in my .login.
Corinna
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Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-10-29 12:15 Corinna Vinschen
2014-10-29 17:37 ` Denis Excoffier
2014-10-29 17:51 ` Tim Prince
2014-10-29 20:00 ` Corinna Vinschen [this message]
2014-10-29 19:06 ` Habermann, Dave (DA)
2014-10-29 20:02 ` Corinna Vinschen
2014-10-30 13:11 ` Habermann, Dave (DA)
2014-10-29 19:28 ` Habermann, Dave (DA)
2014-10-29 20:03 ` Corinna Vinschen
2014-10-30 13:03 ` Habermann, Dave (DA)
2014-10-30 14:06 ` Corinna Vinschen
2014-10-30 16:21 ` Habermann, David (D)
2014-10-30 17:19 ` Corinna Vinschen
2014-10-30 23:35 ` Andrey Repin
2014-10-31 12:29 ` Habermann, David (D)
2014-10-31 12:50 ` Andrey Repin
2014-11-01 16:59 ` Christian Franke
2014-11-01 17:40 ` Corinna Vinschen
2014-11-03 14:55 ` Corinna Vinschen
[not found] <1415026765.23338.ezmlm@cygwin.com>
2014-11-03 15:09 ` Houder
2014-11-03 16:22 ` Corinna Vinschen
2014-11-03 17:57 ` Houder
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