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Re: Win 95 troubles
- To: marc_auslander at us dot ibm dot com, gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
- Subject: Re: Win 95 troubles
- From: jeffdbREMOVETHIS at goodnet dot com (jeffdb)
- Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1998 09:32:20 GMT
- Organization: Never
- References: <852566B2.006FAACE.00@us.ibm.com>
- Reply-To: jeffdbREMOVETHIS at goodnet dot com
in config.sys msdos.sys or autoexec.bat
set CYGWIN= tty other_options
NOTE the SPACES this avoids a 2 off count bug in the CYGWIN variable handeling
don't start bash from a .bat file, or the command.com prompt
start it directly by double clicking or via a shortcut, this avoids
some of the 16 bit code in user.exe that causes hangs.
don't use spaces in your %path% ie. use progra~1 instead of Program Files
On Wed, 4 Nov 1998 15:27:35 -0500, you wrote:
>Doing a large make on Windows 95 Rel 1, I'm seeing hard hangs and also:
>
>[main] C:\BIN\BASH.EXE 1228 (0) sig_send: wait for sig_complete event
>failed, sig -3, rc 258, error 288
>[main] BASH 1228 (60) sig_send: wait for sig_complete event failed, sig -3,
> rc 258, error 288
>[main] BASH 1228 (60) sig_send: wait for sig_complete event failed, sig -3,
> rc 258, error 288
>
>[main] BASH 1228 (0) sync_with_child: child -196699(0x26) died before
>initialization with status code 0x1
>[main] BASH 1228 (0) sync_with_child: *** child state child loading dlls
>/kitchawan/anchor/share/stubgen/stubgen: fork: No more processes
>
>I am as sure as I can be that I am NOT trying to run a parallel make. The
>failures occur inside a relatively long bash script which runs a number of
>executables including some compiles. But it runs everything one at a time.
>
>Is there a known problem with bash not waiting till a program finishes
>reliably?
>
>(The same make works correctly on NT. But NT doesn't support my laptop
>very well so ...)
>
>
>
>Marc Auslander <Marc_Auslander@us.ibm.com> 914 945-4346 (Fax x4425)
>
>
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