Re: How to clean the local package directory?

2004-07-30 Thread fergus
The file /etc/setup/installed.db lists all the packages, and only the packages that you have currently installed, together with their version numbers. If you ara happy with that installation (and it sounds as though you are: your post does not mention any requirement for re-installation, it

Compiling a modified Xserver?

2004-07-30 Thread Amir Bukhari
Hi, I hope you know about the new Desktop Looking Glass (if not take a look at lg3d.dev.java.net). I try now to let it work on cygwin-xfree, theoretical should work, because we use the X Server from Xorg version and we have not modified hw/* files, we almost just work in DIX and mi code. I want

How do I delete old cygwin directories on W2K?

2004-07-30 Thread Don V Black
Hi Again - I have a couple of backup CYGWIN directories on my hard drive that I cannot remove even when I logon as Administrator. I had a disk crash and was forced to restore the W2K system onto a new harddrive. I used the old drive (120GB) as a data disk. The old drive contains the old CYGWIN

Re: How do I delete old cygwin directories on W2K?

2004-07-30 Thread Alexey N. Solofnenko
I think Linux will not honour Windows permissions, so you can try mounting the partition in Linux. - Alexey. Don V Black wrote: Hi Again - I have a couple of backup CYGWIN directories on my hard drive that I cannot remove even when I logon as Administrator. I had a disk crash and was forced to

Re: How do I delete old cygwin directories on W2K?

2004-07-30 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Fri, Jul 30, 2004 at 09:28:23AM -0700, Alexey N. Solofnenko wrote: I think Linux will not honour Windows permissions, so you can try mounting the partition in Linux. That's one option. If that doesn't work, you'll probably get more opinions in the main cygwin list. This really is not

Re: How do I delete old cygwin directories on W2K?

2004-07-30 Thread Don V Black
Good idea, except that my dual boot version of RH Linux on that machine does not support the NTFS file structure that is on the 120GB HD. Can the person who wrote the CYGWIN install utility answer this question? - Don At 09:28 AM 7/30/2004 -0700, you wrote: I think Linux will not honour Windows

main Cygwin list?

2004-07-30 Thread Don V Black
At 12:31 PM 7/30/2004 -0400, you wrote: On Fri, Jul 30, 2004 at 09:28:23AM -0700, Alexey N. Solofnenko wrote: I think Linux will not honour Windows permissions, so you can try mounting the partition in Linux. That's one option. If that doesn't work, you'll probably get more opinions in the main

How do I delete crashed cygwin/x directories on W2K?

2004-07-30 Thread Don V Black
Hello Once More - I have a couple of CYGWIN/X directories on my hard drive that I cannot remove even when I logon as Administrator. This is a question for the person(s) who wrote the cygwin and cygwin/x Windows installation scripts. The directories and files were installed via the CYGWIN/X

Re: How do I delete crashed cygwin/x directories on W2K?

2004-07-30 Thread Earle F. Philhower III
For undeletable files first run chkdsk /f on the drive and make sure it's clean. Then try the steps listed in the MS KB article linked below, especially the subinacl command and the del \\?\ suggestions. You cannot delete a file or a folder on an NTFS file system volume

Re: main Cygwin list?

2004-07-30 Thread Igor Pechtchanski
On Fri, 30 Jul 2004, Don V Black wrote: At 12:31 PM 7/30/2004 -0400, you wrote: On Fri, Jul 30, 2004 at 09:28:23AM -0700, Alexey N. Solofnenko wrote: Don V Black wrote: I have a couple of backup CYGWIN directories on my hard drive that I cannot remove even when I logon as Administrator.

Re: How do I delete old cygwin directories on W2K?

2004-07-30 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Fri, Jul 30, 2004 at 03:06:42PM -0700, Don V Black wrote: Can the person who wrote the CYGWIN install utility answer this question? Probably not. cgf

Re: How do I delete crashed cygwin/x directories on W2K?

2004-07-30 Thread Don V Black
Earle - You were right, thanks. The solution is logged below so that it can be searched for in the archives. At 04:37 PM 7/30/2004 -0700, you wrote: For undeletable files first run chkdsk /f on the drive and make sure it's clean. Then try the steps listed in the MS KB article linked below,

cygwin/X 1.5.10.1 graphics/fonts problem

2004-07-30 Thread victoriahlau
I use cygwin/X to log in to a UNIX workstation (Solaris 8/HP-UX 11.0) running CDE environment from a PC with W2000. I had cygwin 1.4.3 running with no problem using the template script with the following changes: set REMOTE_HOST=147.17.19.26 start Xwin -indirect %REMOTE_HOST% -nodecoration