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Subject: Re: Possible issue with run.exe under Windows 7 x64
From: Pablo Halpern <phalpern () halpernwightsoftware ! com>
Date: 2010-06-04 18:37:03
Message-ID: loom.20100604T203402-974 () post ! gmane ! org
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Daniel Roe <daniel.r.roe <at> gmail.com> writes:
> I have this command:
>
> run urxvt -g 100x40 -e /bin/bash --login
>
> When I start up the X-server using the default shortcut
> (C:\cygwin\bin\run.exe /usr/bin/bash.exe -l -c /usr/bin/startxwin.exe)
> I receive an error message like this:
>
> Error: could not start C:\cygwin\etc\alternatives\urxvt j-g 100x40 -e
> /bin/bash --login
>
> The characters between 'urxvt' and '-g' change each time. If I change
> the command so that run.exe is not used it works fine. Maybe there is
> some memory issue with run.exe on 64-bit systems?
I'm having the same problem with 32-bit cygwin on Windows XP since upgrading to
Cygwin 1.7. Also, where does the path C:\cygwin\etc\alternatives come from?
- Pablo
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