New run version with patches for Windows 7

[Christopher Faylor]

On Sun, Aug 09, 2009 at 04:43:19PM +0200, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>On Aug  9 10:20, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> On Sun, Aug 09, 2009 at 04:06:24PM +0200, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>> >--- run-1.1.10.orig/src/run.c	2006-05-22 14:32:43.000000000 +0200
>> >+++ run-1.1.10/src/run.c	2009-08-09 16:03:58.000000000 +0200
>> >@@ -349,6 +349,8 @@ int start_child(char* cmdline, int wait_
>> > #ifdef DEBUG_FORCE_PIPES
>> >    bHaveInvisConsole = FALSE;
>> >    FreeConsole();
>> >+#elif defined (__CYGWIN__)
>> >+   bHaveInvisConsole = TRUE;
>> > #else
>> >    bHaveInvisConsole = setup_invisible_console();
>> > #endif
>> >@@ -370,7 +372,11 @@ int start_child(char* cmdline, int wait_
>> >        NULL,    /* process security attributes         */
>> >        NULL,    /* primary thread security attributes  */
>> >        TRUE,    /* handles are inherited,              */
>> >+#ifdef __CYGWIN__
>> >+       CREATE_NO_WINDOW,
>> >+#else
>> >        0,       /* creation flags                      */
>> >+#endif
>> >        NULL,    /* use parent's environment            */
>> >        NULL,    /* use parent's current directory      */
>> >        &start,  /* STARTUPINFO pointer                 */
>> 
>> Since we don't have a package maintainer for run, why not just
>> make this change and release it for 1.7?
>
>We don't know yet if we don't have a package maintainer.  I'd like
>to wait if Alexander replies in the next few days.

I see that Alexander is still on the cygwin-apps list.  I thought he
absolved himself of all Cygwin duties when he stepped down as X
maintainer but I see he updated run in 2006.  I don't see any email from
him after that point though.

I'd be surprised if he responds to this.

cgf