RE: Minimizing console window

[Suhaib Siddiqi <ssiddiqi at inspirepharm dot com>]

> On Wed, 30 May 2001 15:41:55 -0400, Suhaib Siddiqi wrote:
> 
> >Add the /MIN flag to startxwin.bat at start xwin /B line
> 
> Ok, I put "start /min Xwin ..." in startxwin.cmd and that flushes the
> original console window that the shortcut starts, and minimizes both
> the log and server windows. Does the server window just inherit the
> minimizing behavior of the log window?
> 

Yes

> I generally want to see the log messages only when something goes
> wrong, but alas the log window immediately disappears after a server
> startup fails, unless I don't use "start". Ideally the log window
> should minimize and the server window should remain visible. I'd guess
> I can just redirect stderr to capture the log output.
> 
> BTW, now that I've got Cygwin installed on a share and working from
> there, what would I need to do on a second workstation to make the
> installation available to it? Can setup.exe just patch up the 2nd
> machine's registry without re-installing all the files to the share?


Chris Faylor might comment on that.


Suhaib

> (I'm only really using it to support the X server.)
> 
> Thanks for the help on mount. The backslash/slash thing was what bit
> me. Had a big "Doh!" moment after seeing your answer.
> 
> Ken
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