Re: Rxvt on Windows 7 RC

[Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please at cygwin dot com>]

On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 02:39:04PM -0700, Ian Puleston wrote:
>On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 2:05PM, Ren? Berber wrote:
>>On Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:35:02 -0700, Ian Puleston wrote:
>>>I just tried cygwin (1.5.25) on the Windows 7 RC for the first time.
>>>Seems to work fine from a Windows cmd window, but I can't get it to run
>>>an rxvt window launched directly from Windows.  In previous Vista and
>>>XP installations I used a Windows shortcut to run the command
>>>"C:\Cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -e /usr/bin/bash.exe --login -i" but that is
>>>not working on my Windows 7 RC system - the rxvt window opens then
>>>immediately closes.  If it is reporting any error message it doesn't
>>>stay open long enough for me to see it.
>>>
>>>I get the same if I enter "C:\Cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -e /usr/bin/bash.exe
>>>--login -i" in a Windows cmd window, but if I launch cygwin in a cmd
>>>window and then enter "/bin/rxvt.exe -e
>/usr/bin/bash.exe
>>>--login -i" in bash then that works.
>>
>>You probably don't have C:\Cygwin\bin on your Windows PATH (and is
>>needed to pull all the required dynamic libraries).
>
>I didn't but I fixed that and it's still doing the same.

WJFFM, with Cygwin 1.7, on Windows 7 Build 7201.

Since we won't be fixing any problems in 1.5 for Windows 7, it might be
time to upgrade.

cgf

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