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RE: starting bash from a .bat or .pif file locks up win95
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- Subject: RE: starting bash from a .bat or .pif file locks up win95
- From: "Rick Rankin" <rrankin at primenet dot com>
- Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 18:54:37 -0700
FWIW, I start bash from a .bat file all the time on both Win95 and NT. No
problems so far.
Rick
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gnu-win32@cygnus.com [mailto:owner-gnu-win32@cygnus.com]On
> Behalf Of Mikey
> Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 1998 12:27 AM
> To: gnu-win32@cygnus.com
> Subject: starting bash from a .bat or .pif file locks up win95
>
>
> DO NOT START BASH FROM A .BAT FILE !!! <<<< ----------
> Just discovered 5/5/98
> starting bash from a .bat file gives you a faster console,
> but it gives you the same lockups you get without
> setting CYGWIN32=tty
> always start bash directly from a shortcut (not a .pif file)
> (or manually by double clicking or using BashHere.Inf)
>
> create your shortcut with just
> &Target: g:\bin\bash.exe (change drive as appropriate)
> &Start in: g:\Cygnus\home (ditto)
> Shortcut &key: Ctrl + F12 (or whatever)
> &Run: Maximized
>
> when doing this you must set your env vars in autoexec.bat
> or .bashrc
>
> =====================================================
> Linux a platform built by, and for users, standing on
> the firm legs of reliability, and speed.
>
> Microsoft Windows, a platform without a leg to stand on.
>
> (jeffdbREMOVETHIS@goodnet.com)
> delete REMOVETHIS from the above to reply
> Mikey
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