Re: Why does exiting bash window kill off Gvim? (Windows version, but X-would be same question)

2009-12-08 Thread Andy Koppe
2009/12/4 Christopher Faylor: >>Hang on, if I do this: >> >>$ setsid gvim -display :0 & >> >>in a bash console and then close the console, gvim continues to work, >>so either setsid or gvim itself does detach from the console. > > That makes sense.  Cygwin sends explicit SIGHUPs to other members of

Re: Why does exiting bash window kill off Gvim? (Windows version, but X-would be same question)

2009-12-04 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 06:03:57PM +, Andy Koppe wrote: >2009/12/4 Andy Koppe: >> 2009/12/3 Linda Walsh: >>> In bash I start a copy of gvim.exe (64-bit windows version) in background. >>> I disown the job in bash so bash no longer manages the job -- it should be >>> a free and clear process (un

Re: Why does exiting bash window kill off Gvim? (Windows version, but X-would be same question)

2009-12-04 Thread Andy Koppe
2009/12/4 Andy Koppe: > 2009/12/3 Linda Walsh: >> In bash I start a copy of gvim.exe (64-bit windows version) in background. >> I disown the job in bash so bash no longer manages the job -- it should be >> a free and clear process (unaffected by bash exiting). >> >> Yet when I exit the bash window

Re: Why does exiting bash window kill off Gvim? (Windows version, but X-would be same question)

2009-12-04 Thread Andy Koppe
2009/12/3 Linda Walsh: > In bash I start a copy of gvim.exe (64-bit windows version) in background. > I disown the job in bash so bash no longer manages the job -- it should be > a free and clear process (unaffected by bash exiting). > > Yet when I exit the bash window (bash running in a console wi

Re: Why does exiting bash window kill off Gvim? (Windows version, but X-would be same question)

2009-12-04 Thread Roger K. Wells
Linda Walsh wrote: In bash I start a copy of gvim.exe (64-bit windows version) in background. I disown the job in bash so bash no longer manages the job -- it should be a free and clear process (unaffected by bash exiting). Yet when I exit the bash window (bash running in a console window), Gv

(random:)Re: Why does exiting bash window kill off Gvim? (Windows version, but X-would be same question)

2009-12-03 Thread Linda Walsh
FWIW -- now cygwin is NOT killing off background processes. I haven't even installed new versions -- was just thinking about it -- MAN that is FAST fixing! ;-) *sigh*... I maintain that I continue to experience transient and non-repeatable errors that defy explanation (on Win7). It' might b

Why does exiting bash window kill off Gvim? (Windows version, but X-would be same question)

2009-12-03 Thread Linda Walsh
In bash I start a copy of gvim.exe (64-bit windows version) in background. I disown the job in bash so bash no longer manages the job -- it should be a free and clear process (unaffected by bash exiting). Yet when I exit the bash window (bash running in a console window), Gvim is killed. Why sho