Re: Error starting gvim and using diff

On Jun 17, 8:16 pm, Tony Mechelynck <antoine.mechely...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>On 17/06/12 22:14, AndyHancock wrote:
>> I'm encountering the following error attempting to start gvim that
>> is packaged with cygwin. How would I determine if it is a vim or
>> cygwin problem?
>>
>> Error from starting gvim:
>> -------------------------
>> $gvim -d /usr/share/vim/vimrc usr/share/vim/vimrc
>> 2 files to edit
>> 0 [main] gvim 6092 child_info_fork::abort: C:\cygwin\bin
>> \cygncursesw-10.dll: Loaded to different address: parent(0x5D0000)
>> != child(0x380000)
>> E851: Failed to create a new process for the GUI
>> Press ENTER or type command to continue
>>
>> Error from diffupdate :
>> ------------------------
>> 1 [main] gvim 2704 child_info_fork::abort: C:\cygwin\bin
>> \cygncursesw-10.dll: Loaded to different address: parent(0x5D0000)
>> != child(0x380000)
>>
>> Cannot fork
>> 0 [main] gvim 3688 child_info_fork::abort: C:\cygwin\bin
>> \cyggobject-2.0-0.dll: Loaded to different address:
>> parent(0x320000) ! = child(0x3B0000)
>>
>> Cannot fork
>> E810: Cannot read or write temp files
>> E97: Cannot create diffs
>>
>> Error from diffupdate using vim rather than gvim:
>> -------------------------------------------------
>> 1 [main] gvim 5632 child_info_fork::abort: C:\cygwin\bin
>> \cyggobject-2.0-0.dll: Loaded to different address:
>> parent(0x320000) ! = child(0x3B0000)
>>
>> Cannot fork
>> E810: Cannot read or write temp files
>> E97: Cannot create diffs
>> Cannot fork
>> 0 [main] gvim 1376 child_info_fork::abort: C:\cygwin\bin
>> \cygncursesw-10.dll: Loaded to different address: parent(0x380000)
>> != child(0x5D0000)
>>
>> Cannot fork
>> E98: Cannot read diff output
>>
>> Output of "ver":
>> ----------------
>> VIM - Vi IMproved 7.3 (2010 Aug 15, compiled Feb 21 2012 17:12:21)
>> Included patches: 1-447
>> Compiled by Cygwin Ports <cygwin-xf...@cygwin.com>
>> Huge version with GTK2 GUI. Features included (+) or not (-):
>> +arabic +autocmd +balloon_eval +browse ++builtin_terms +byte_offset
>> +cindent
>> +clientserver +clipboard +cmdline_compl +cmdline_hist +cmdline_info
>> +comments
>> +conceal +cryptv +cscope +cursorbind +cursorshape +dialog_con_gui
>> +diff
>> +digraphs +dnd -ebcdic +emacs_tags +eval +ex_extra +extra_search
>> +farsi
>> +file_in_path +find_in_path +float +folding -footer +fork()
>> +gettext
>> -hangul_input +iconv +insert_expand +jumplist +keymap +langmap
>> +libcall
>> +linebreak +lispindent +listcmds +localmap -lua +menu +mksession
>> +modify_fname
>> +mouse +mouseshape +mouse_dec -mouse_gpm -mouse_jsbterm
>> +mouse_netterm
>> -mouse_sysmouse +mouse_xterm +mouse_urxvt +multi_byte +multi_lang -
>> mzscheme
>> +netbeans_intg +path_extra -perl +persistent_undo +postscript
>> +printer
>> +profile
>> -python -python3 +quickfix +reltime +rightleft -ruby +scrollbind
>> +signs
>> +smartindent -sniff +startuptime +statusline -sun_workshop +syntax
>> +tag_binary
>> +tag_old_static -tag_any_white -tcl +terminfo +termresponse
>> +textobjects +title
>> +toolbar +user_commands +vertsplit +virtualedit +visual
>> +visualextra
>> +viminfo
>> +vreplace +wildignore +wildmenu +windows +writebackup +X11
>> -xfontset
>> +xim
>> +xsmp_interact +xterm_clipboard -xterm_save
>> system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc"
>> user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"
>> user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"
>> system gvimrc file: "$VIM/gvimrc"
>> user gvimrc file: "$HOME/.gvimrc"
>> system menu file: "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim"
>> fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/share/vim"
>> Compilation: gcc -g -O2 -pipe -fno-strength-reduce -I/usr/include/
>> ncursesw -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK
>> -D_REENTRANT -
>> I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/
>> atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/gdk-pixbuf-2.0 -I/usr/
>> include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/gio-unix-2.0/
>> -I/usr/include/glib-2.0
>> -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/
>> freetype2 -I/usr/include/libpng14 -g -O2 -pipe
>> Linking: gcc -g -O2 -pipe -fno-strength-reduce -I/usr/include/
>> ncursesw -L/usr/bin -L/usr/lib/ncursesw -o vim.exe
>> -L/usr/bin -
>> lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lXinerama
>> -lXi -
>> lXrandr -lXcursor -lXcomposite -lXdamage -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -
>> lpangoft2-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lXext -lXfixes -lcairo -lpixman-1
>> -lxcb-shm -
>> lxcb-render -lXrender -lX11 -lxcb -lXau -lXdmcp -lpng14 -lpango-1.0
>> -
>> lm -lbz2 -lfontconfig -lexpat -lfreetype -lz -lgobject-2.0 -lffi -
>> lgmodule-2.0 -lgthread-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lintl -liconv -lSM -lICE
>> -
>> lXpm -lXt -lX11 -lXdmcp -lSM -lICE -lm -lncurses -lelf -liconv
>> -
>> lintl
>
> That kind of GUI should be started from within Cygwin X11. If Cygwin
> X11 is not already running you cannot start a GTK2 GUI.

I could have sworn that I was doing it from a xterm.

> The "loaded to different address" error seems to indicate an
> incompatibility between your Cygwin Vim executable and your Cygwin
> shared libraries. You might want to update _all_ your installed
> Cygwin packages to their latest versions.

Done. Problem seems gone for now.

> In general, I recommend to use only the Console version of Cygwin
> Vim from the Cygwin bash prompt, and/or the native-Windows versions
> of Console Vim (from the cmd.exe prompt) and of gvim (from cmd.exe
> prompt and/or from a desktop shortcut).

Agreed...though as I mentioned, I'd swear it was from an xterm. Ah
well, my fingers are crossed!

Thanks!

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