Re: how to enable shared memory?

[Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please at cygwin dot com>]

On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 10:42:48PM -0400, Eliot Moss wrote:
>On 7/23/2011 6:25 PM, Ekkard Gerlach wrote:
>> I found some stuff on my own:
>>
>> searching "missing cygrunsrv" with google leaded me to a
>> not installed package cygrunsrv. I started setup.exe again,
>> selected the Admin ->  cygrunsrv and installed the package.
>>
>> Now cygserver-config runs, asked me whether to start cygserver
>> as service. I don't know why, I want to enabel shared memory only.
>
>While I am not knowledgeable in the details, I can (I hope)
>clear up that point: cygwin shm support requires a background
>server to help in the implementation.

Also, cygrunsrv != cygserver.

cgf

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