[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: WindowMaker, X.Org components

[Yaakov (Cygwin/X)]

The following X11 packages have been updated for both arches:

* appres-1.0.4-1
* bdftopcf-1.0.4-1
* bitmap-1.0.7-1
* editres-1.0.6-1
* ico-1.0.4-1
* imake-1.0.6-1
* libXfont-1.4.6-1
* libXi-1.7.2-1
* makedepend-1.0.5-1
* mkfontscale-1.1.1-1
* rgb-1.0.5-1
* rstart-1.0.5-1
* transset-1.0.1-1
* viewres-1.0.4-1
* WindowMaker-0.95.4-1
* xcalc-1.0.5-1
* xconsole-1.0.6-1
* xcursor-themes-1.0.4-1
* xditview-1.0.3-1
* xdpyinfo-1.3.1-1
* xedit-1.2.1-1
* xev-1.2.1-1
* xfd-1.1.2-1
* xfontsel-1.0.5-1
* xgc-1.0.4-1
* xhost-1.0.6-1
* xkbutils-1.0.4-1
* xmessage-1.0.4-1
* xorg-cf-files-1.0.5-1
* xrandr-1.4.1-1
* xrefresh-1.0.5-1
* xsm-1.0.3-1
* xstdcmap-1.0.3-1
* xwininfo-1.1.3-1

In addition, most of the other X.Org utilities have been added for x86_64.

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Yaakov
Cygwin/X


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Re: Postinstal failure for xinit.sh

[Angelo Graziosi]

Il 28/07/2013 0.23, Angelo Graziosi ha scritto:

For completenes, I want to flag that on Windows 7 U 64b and Cygwin32
(but should be the same for Cygwin64) xinit.sh (postinstall) fails as
follows (from setu.log.full):

[...]
2013/07/27 23:41:15 running: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe --norc --noprofile
"/etc/postinstall/xinit.sh"
/usr/bin/mkdir: cannot create directory
`/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start
Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X': Permission denied
mkshortcut: Saving "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start
Menu\Programs\Cygwin-X\XWin Server.lnk" failed; does the target
directory exist?
2013/07/27 23:41:17 abnormal exit: exit code=3
...



The cause was an UAC issue.

I am new to W7 (64) so I am trying to setup it as on XP (32). More 
precisely, I have chose the local Cygwin repository in 
$HOME/cygwin_repo, being $HOME the HOME of the administrator (angelo). 
And, after the first installation (in which I got the UAC request), I 
have put setup-x86[_64].exe in the local repo. Cygwin32 is installed in 
C:\cygwin while Cygwin64 is in C:\cygwin64. I use the same repo for both 
(they are separated in MIRROR/x86[_64])


So, to install/update packages, I do:

Start|Run

  C:\cygwin\home\angelo\cygwin_repo\setup-x86.exe   (Cygwin32)
  C:\cygwin\home\angelo\cygwin_repo\setup-x86_64.exe(Cygwin64)

Now, starting setup-x86_64.exe asks me always the UAC confirmation, 
instead setup-x86.exe don't! It run without administrator permissions. 
And this causes the failure described in my OP.


The workaround has been to move setup-x86.exe in the parent directory, i.e.


  Start|Run

  C:\cygwin\home\angelo\setup-x86.exe

asks me the UAC confirmation, it really run as administrator.

What I don't understand is why moving setup-x86.exe in that way fixes 
the issue. I have also removed cygwin_repo and recreated but 
setup-x86.exe needs to stay above cygwin_repo... This regard only 
setup-x86.exe and not setup-x86_64.exe.. :(




Ciao,
Angelo.



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