Re: More pipe problems (was Re: [Fwd: 1.5.11-1: sftp performance problem])

[Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha at cs dot nyu dot edu>]

Ugh, top posting.

FYI, you should be able to run the Cygwin version of Unison with "nontsec"
in the CYGWIN variable (e.g., 'CYGWIN="$CYGWIN nontsec" unison...') to get
the same behavior as the Windows version...
HTH,
	Igor

On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Karl M wrote:

> Hi Adrian...
>
> I thought of doing that too, or changing over when the cygwin package
> first appeared, but the native and cygwin versions behave differently
> regarding file attributes. I use the native version of unison because it
> uses windows permissions as opposed to simulated unix permissions. I
> synchronize read-only attributes between machines, but file permissions
> remain inherited from the directories.
>
> Thnaks,
>
> ...Karl
>
> > From: Adrian Corduneanu
> > To: cygwin@XXXXXX.XXX

<http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR>.  Thanks.

> > Subject: Re: More pipe problems (was Re: [Fwd: 1.5.11-1: sftp performance
> > problem])
> > Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 20:05:56 -0500
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > One temporary solution is to use the Cygwin version of unison, rather than
> > the native Windows version. The Cygwin unison package is available through
> > setup, or can easily be compiled from sources in the Cygwin environment.
> >
> > Adrian
> >
> > Karl M wrote:
> >
> > > Hi All...
> > >
> > > Back on Octber 4-6, Corinna, Chris and Bob Byrnes were discussing
> > > temporarily reverting some of the pipe changes until a better solution is
> > > found so that native unison and other native programs would work with
> > > pipes (with ssh for example) on XP SP2.
> > >
> > > With the release of the 1.5.12 cygwin1.dll, downgrading is no longer an
> > > option...there are dependencies that prevent rolling the dll back. Also,
> > > the cygwin1.dll version that temporarily solved the problem is no longer
> > > available through setup.
> > >
> > > Is a solution expected any time soon, or can the cygwin1.dll have a
> > > temporary fix until a better solution is found.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > ...Karl

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