RE: X Server no longer launches urxvtc-X

[Jay Goldman <JayGoldman at crd dot com>]

Thanks Bob,
this eliminates the '/bin/find' error when starting rxvt or urxvt.
I just added
	cd / 
before the PATH= line.

Still cannot run urxvtc from X server tray app.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-xfree-
> owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Rob Gillen
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 4:27 PM
> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> Subject: RE: X Server no longer launches urxvtc-X
> 
> > Another data point, when I try:
> > 	black  EXEC "/bin/rxvt -fg green -bg black -cr dodgerblue -g
> 80x40 -e /bin/bash -l -i "
> > rxvt successfully starts up but displays:
> > 	/bin/find: failed to restore initial working directory: No such
> file or directory
> > Before .bash_profile is invoked
> 
> Jay, I resolved the "find" issue by modifying the /etc/profile file.
> The real issue is the change made in the latest release of the
> cygwin1.dll where the current working directory is set to an invalid
> directory.  Until you set the current working directory to something
> when find is called, you'll continue to see this.  Try moving this
> portion of the /etc/profile script:
> 
>     # Make sure we start in home unless invoked by CHERE
>     if [ ! -z "${CHERE_INVOKING}" ]; then
>     	unset CHERE_INVOKING
>     else
>     	cd "${HOME}"
>     fi
> 
> so that it is located before the execution of all the /etc/profile.d
> scripts.
> 
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