Make 3.79.1-7 subprocess spawn failure

[Dennis Heimbigner]

OS: Windows XP
make version 3.79.1-7 (or 1-5)
cygwin version  1.3.22-1

Given this make file:
#####
all:
    ls -l
#####
Doing the command  "make all" the ls command hangs.
Fails when make is run under all shells that I have including std 
windows command shell.
below is the output of printenv and the errors that eventually (after 
say 10 seconds)
appear.

+Dennis Heimbigner
  Computer Science Dept
  University of Colorado

#############environment###############
d:\>which make
which make
/usr/bin/make


d:\>printenv
printenv
!D:=D:\
ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
APPDATA=C:\Documents and Settings\dennis\Application Data
COMMONPROGRAMFILES=C:\Program Files\Common Files
COMPUTERNAME=MALTESE
COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
CVSROOT=dennis@sheriff.cs.colorado.edu:/home/cvs/serl
CVS_RSH=c:\tools\cygwin\bin\ssh
CYGWIN=noglob
EMACS=t
EMACSDATA=C:/tools/emacs-21.2/etc
EMACSDOC=C:/tools/emacs-21.2/etc
EMACSLOADPATH=C:/tools/emacs-21.2/site-lisp;C:/tools/emacs-21.2/../site-lisp;C:/tools/emacs-21.2/lisp;C:/tools/emacs-21.2/leim
EMACSLOCKDIR=C:/tools/emacs-21.2/lock
EMACSPATH=C:/tools/emacs-21.2/bin
EMACS_DIR=C:/tools/emacs-21.2
EM_PARENT_PROCESS_ID=10180
GROUP=unknown
HOME=/home/dennis/.
HOMEDRIVE=C:
HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\dennis
HOST=MALTESE
HOSTTYPE=Win9x 4.10:2222
LANG=ENU
LOGNAME=dennis
LOGONSERVER=\\MALTESE
MACHTYPE=i686
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=1
OS=Windows_NT
OSTYPE=Windows9x
PATH=/cygdrive/c/tools/jdk1.3/bin:/cygdrive/c/Program:Files/Microsoft:Office/Office:/cygdrive/c/tools/emacs-21.2/bin:/cygdrive/c/tools/miktex2.2/miktex/bin/:/cygdrive/c/tools/bin/:/usr/bin:/cygdrive/c/PROGRAM:FILES/THINKPAD/UTILITIES:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/System32/Wbem:/cygdrive/c/Program:Files/ATI:Technologies/ATI:Control:Panel:/cygdrive/c/Program:Files/PC-Doctor:for:Windows/services:.:.
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 6 Model 9 Stepping 5, GenuineIntel
PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6
PROCESSOR_REVISION=0905
PROGRAMFILES=C:\Program Files
PROMPT=$P$G
PWD=d:/
SESSIONNAME=Console
SHELL=C:/tools/emacs-21.2/bin/cmdproxy.exe
SHLVL=2
SYSTEMDRIVE=C:
SYSTEMROOT=C:\WINDOWS
TEMP=/cygdrive/c/DOCUME~1/dennis/LOCALS~1/Temp
TERM=emacs
TERMCAP=emacs:co#80:tc=unknown:
TMP=/cygdrive/c/DOCUME~1/dennis/LOCALS~1/Temp
TMPDIR=/cygdrive/c/DOCUME~1/dennis/LOCALS~1/Temp
USER=dennis
USERDOMAIN=MALTESE
USERNAME=dennis
USERPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\dennis
VENDOR=Microsoft
WINDIR=C:\WINDOWS
__COMPAT_LAYER=Win98

##############error output##############
d:\>make
make
ls -l
      5 [main] make -6876 sync_with_child: child 724(0x1420) died before 
initialization with status code 0x80
  46247 [main] make -6876 sync_with_child: *** child state waiting for 
longjmp
      3 [main] make -5960 sync_with_child: child 6876(0x14E4) died 
before initialization with status code 0x2
  48686 [main] make -5960 sync_with_child: *** child state waiting for 
longjmp
      5 [main] make -2152 sync_with_child: child 5960(0x158C) died 
before initialization with status code 0x2
  46443 [main] make -2152 sync_with_child: *** child state waiting for 
longjmp
      4 [main] make -6932 sync_with_child: child 2152(0x1648) died 
before initialization with status code 0x2
  44827 [main] make -6932 sync_with_child: *** child state waiting for 
longjmp
      4 [main] make -9696 sync_with_child: child 6932(0x1694) died 
before initialization with status code 0x2
  47542 [main] make -9696 sync_with_child: *** child state waiting for 
longjmp
      4 [main] make -8936 sync_with_child: child 9696(0x16B4) died 
before initialization with status code 0x2
  47589 [main] make -8936 sync_with_child: *** child state waiting for 
longjmp
      3 [main] make -5560 sync_with_child: child 8936(0x16CC) died 
before initialization with status code 0x2
  45971 [main] make -5560 sync_with_child: *** child state waiting for 
longjmp
      3 [main] make -8268 sync_with_child: child 5560(0x1814) died 
before initialization with status code 0x2
.................
 4 [main] make -7796 sync_with_child: child 4228(0x554) died before 
initialization with status code 0x2
  45636 [main] make -7796 sync_with_child: *** child state waiting for 
longjmp
      4 [main] make -9296 sync_with_child: child 7796(0x56C) died before 
initialization with status code 0x2
  46442 [main] make -9296 sync_with_child: *** child state waiting for 
longjmp
      4 [main] make -5456 sync_with_child: child 9296(0x58C) died before 
initialization with status code 0x2
  46374 [main] make -5456 sync_with_child: *** child state waiting for 
longjmp
      4 [main] make -8756 sync_with_child: child 5456(0x5A8) died before 
initialization with status code 0x2
  46572 [main] make -8756 sync_with_child: *** child state waiting for 
longjmp
      4 [main] make -3376 sync_with_child: child 8756(0x5C4) died before 
initialization with status code 0x2
  46218 [main] make -3376 sync_with_child: *** child state waiting for 
longjmp
      3 [main] make -2448 sync_with_child: child 3376(0x5EC) died before 
initialization with status code 0x2
  46847 [main] make -2448 sync_with_child: *** child state waiting for 
longjmp
make: vfork: Resource temporarily unavailable

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