#34 info.exe is a self spawning process on windows

[Thomas Dye]

Simply should not be distributing something that could severely damage the host computer.

Maybe include some kind of way of detecting whether it is called by cygwin or not and simply exiting if called by windows command line?

[Jay Satiro]

Sorry but I don't understand this report. Can you explain what you are seeing that you think is not working? install-info is going to run multiple times.

[Thomas Dye]

It opens many many windows running info.exe that won't close
and when you end task with task manager more info.exe windows spawn.

On 5 Nov 2017 19:52, "Jay Satiro" raysatiro@users.sf.net wrote:

Sorry but I don't understand this report. Can you explain what you are
seeing that you think is not working? install-info is going to run multiple
times.

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• [bugs:#34] https://sourceforge.net/p/getgnuwin32/bugs/34/ info.exe is
  a self spawning process on windows*

Status: open
Group: v1.0 (example)
Created: Tue Oct 24, 2017 10:30 AM UTC by Thomas Dye
Last Updated: Tue Oct 24, 2017 10:30 AM UTC
Owner: nobody

Simply should not be distributing something that could severely damage the
host computer.

Maybe include some kind of way of detecting whether it is called by cygwin
or not and simply exiting if called by windows command line?

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[Jay Satiro]

What OS is this and what version of GetGnuWin32 are you using? Can you give me steps to reproduce this and a screenshot?

[Thomas Dye]

Windows 10. GetGnuWin32 version 0.6.3. Don't have a screenshot. Navigate
to GetGnuWin32\cygwin_addons and double click on info.exe.

On 5 November 2017 at 21:39, Jay Satiro raysatiro@users.sf.net wrote:

What OS is this and what version of GetGnuWin32 are you using? Can you
give me steps to reproduce this and a screenshot?

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• [bugs:#34] https://sourceforge.net/p/getgnuwin32/bugs/34/ info.exe is
  a self spawning process on windows*

Status: open
Group: v1.0 (example)
Created: Tue Oct 24, 2017 10:30 AM UTC by Thomas Dye
Last Updated: Sun Nov 05, 2017 07:52 PM UTC
Owner: nobody

Simply should not be distributing something that could severely damage the
host computer.

Maybe include some kind of way of detecting whether it is called by cygwin
or not and simply exiting if called by windows command line?

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[Jay Satiro]

Ok I see what you are saying. What steps led you to use that file?

[Thomas Dye]

None, I realise it was lapse of me to just click on a file like that but it
also shouldn't be the case that running it requires me to turn off my PC by
the power button.

On 6 November 2017 at 23:09, Jay Satiro raysatiro@users.sf.net wrote:

Ok I see what you are saying. What steps led you to use that file?

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• [bugs:#34] https://sourceforge.net/p/getgnuwin32/bugs/34/ info.exe is
  a self spawning process on windows*

Status: open
Group: v1.0 (example)
Created: Tue Oct 24, 2017 10:30 AM UTC by Thomas Dye
Last Updated: Sun Nov 05, 2017 09:39 PM UTC
Owner: nobody

Simply should not be distributing something that could severely damage the
host computer.

Maybe include some kind of way of detecting whether it is called by cygwin
or not and simply exiting if called by windows command line?

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[Jay Satiro]

Fair enough I'll see about removing it since it's not working correctly. Currently no code is calling it.

[Jay Satiro]

Fixed. Thanks