rxvt won't stay running

rxvt won't stay running

[Mike Brown]

I've installed the latest (as of this writing) Cygwin base and a few other
packages.

I have a startup batch file on my XP box that I copied over to the new Win7
box (modifying the HOME variable to match the new box).

I also copied over the home directory from the XP box, so that I can get the
.z* setup files and scripts that I have in my bin directory.

But, when I run it, it just flashes and dies.

Here is the contents:
==========
@echo off


C:
chdir C:\cygwin\bin
set HOME=\cygwin\home\Brown

rxvt -e /bin/zsh --login -i
==========

Any ideas why it is failing?  Something you need me to look at?  It isn't
anything in the home files that I copied over from the XP box, because before
I did that, I tried starting and it flashed and died.

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Re: rxvt won't stay running

[cyg Simple]

On 6/22/2017 5:45 AM, Mike Brown wrote:
> I've installed the latest (as of this writing) Cygwin base and a few other
> packages.
> 

You don't say if it was 32 or 64 bit. But ...

> I have a startup batch file on my XP box that I copied over to the new Win7
> box (modifying the HOME variable to match the new box).
> 
> I also copied over the home directory from the XP box, so that I can get the
> .z* setup files and scripts that I have in my bin directory.
> 
> But, when I run it, it just flashes and dies.
> 
> Here is the contents:
> ==========
> @echo off
> 
> 
> C:
> chdir C:\cygwin\bin
> set HOME=\cygwin\home\Brown
> 
> rxvt -e /bin/zsh --login -i
> ==========
> 
> Any ideas why it is failing?  Something you need me to look at?  It isn't
> anything in the home files that I copied over from the XP box, because before
> I did that, I tried starting and it flashed and died.
> 

Simply, it isn't supported any longer.  Use mintty instead which should
have been installed if you actually used setup.exe to install Cygwin.
If not, start over and use it.

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Re: rxvt won't stay running

[Mike Brown]

On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 09:48:43AM -0400, cyg Simple wrote:
> On 6/22/2017 5:45 AM, Mike Brown wrote:
> > I've installed the latest (as of this writing) Cygwin base and a few other
> > packages.
> > 
> 
> You don't say if it was 32 or 64 bit. But ...

Sorry, 64bit.

> > I have a startup batch file on my XP box that I copied over to the new Win7
> > box (modifying the HOME variable to match the new box).
> > 
> > I also copied over the home directory from the XP box, so that I can get the
> > .z* setup files and scripts that I have in my bin directory.
> > 
> > But, when I run it, it just flashes and dies.
> > 
> > Here is the contents:
> > ==========
> > @echo off
> > 
> > 
> > C:
> > chdir C:\cygwin\bin
> > set HOME=\cygwin\home\Brown
> > 
> > rxvt -e /bin/zsh --login -i
> > ==========
> > 
> > Any ideas why it is failing?  Something you need me to look at?  It isn't
> > anything in the home files that I copied over from the XP box, because before
> > I did that, I tried starting and it flashed and died.
> > 
> 
> Simply, it isn't supported any longer.  Use mintty instead which should
> have been installed if you actually used setup.exe to install Cygwin.
> If not, start over and use it.

Yep, it put a shortcut on the desktop.  I run zsh, not bash.  Since rxvt
is no longer viable, I went digging into the properties and help for mintty
and added what was needed to start zsh.

All is well now.

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Re: rxvt won't stay running

[René Berber]

On 6/22/2017 4:45 AM, Mike Brown wrote:

> I've installed the latest (as of this writing) Cygwin base and a few other
> packages.
[snip]
> Any ideas why it is failing?  Something you need me to look at?  It isn't
> anything in the home files that I copied over from the XP box, because before
> I did that, I tried starting and it flashed and died.

A long time ago rxvt changed from supporting Windows (native) to only
working under X-Windows (a.k.a. Cygwin/X or equivalent).
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Re: rxvt won't stay running

[Mike Brown]

On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 09:12:45AM -0500, Ren?? Berber wrote:
> On 6/22/2017 4:45 AM, Mike Brown wrote:
> 
> > I've installed the latest (as of this writing) Cygwin base and a few other
> > packages.
> [snip]
> > Any ideas why it is failing?  Something you need me to look at?  It isn't
> > anything in the home files that I copied over from the XP box, because before
> > I did that, I tried starting and it flashed and died.
> 
> A long time ago rxvt changed from supporting Windows (native) to only
> working under X-Windows (a.k.a. Cygwin/X or equivalent).

Ah, so in a galaxy far, far, away, it just might work. :-)

Thanks for the reason it no longer works.

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Re: rxvt won't stay running

[Jon Turney]

On 22/06/2017 21:00, Mike Brown wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 09:12:45AM -0500, Ren?? Berber wrote:
>> On 6/22/2017 4:45 AM, Mike Brown wrote:
>>> I've installed the latest (as of this writing) Cygwin base and a few other
>>> packages.
>> [snip]
>>> Any ideas why it is failing?  Something you need me to look at?  It isn't
>>> anything in the home files that I copied over from the XP box, because before
>>> I did that, I tried starting and it flashed and died.
>>
>> A long time ago rxvt changed from supporting Windows (native) to only
>> working under X-Windows (a.k.a. Cygwin/X or equivalent).

See https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2016-03/msg00100.html

> Ah, so in a galaxy far, far, away, it just might work. :-)
> 
> Thanks for the reason it no longer works.

To be clear: rxvt still works as an X terminal (although if you have 
need of such a thing, I'd strongly suggest you stop using rxvt and 
instead use something which has had release this decade, e.g. urxvt)

If you want a windows terminal, use mintty.

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Re: rxvt won't stay running

[Mike Brown]

On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 03:31:05PM +0100, Jon Turney wrote:
> See https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2016-03/msg00100.html
Thanks.

> To be clear: rxvt still works as an X terminal (although if you have need 
> of such a thing, I'd strongly suggest you stop using rxvt and instead use 
> something which has had release this decade, e.g. urxvt)

Sorry, I meant the way I used to use it.

> If you want a windows terminal, use mintty.

Thanks.  As mentioned in a previous post, I got the shortcut that is placed
on the desktop working to start up with Zshell.  So, all is well in the
universe.

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