regtool freezes on XP (Was: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cygwin-1.5.6-1)

[David Rothenberger]

I think the problem is bash, not regtool.  The following script also 
displays the problem:

---begin script---
#!/bin/sh
ls
---end script---

Running the script through /bin/sh makes the problem go away.  (I.e., 
execute "sh -c scriptname.sh" from the Run menu.)

Dave

Rolf Campbell wrote:
> When I run this script *not* from another cygwin program (Windows Run 
> menu as "bash -c scriptname.sh", or from W32 GNU Emacs)
> ---begin script----
> #!/bin/sh
> echo -n Getting location...
> regtool get '\'
> ---end script----
> I get the expected output:
> Getting location...Unknown key prefix.  Valid prefixes are:
>     root
>     HKCR
>     HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
>     config
>     HKCC
>     HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
>     user
>     HKCU
>     HKEY_CURRENT_USER
>     machine
>     HKLM
>     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
>     users
>     HKU
>     HKEY_USERS
> 
> 
> BUT, it then freezes (that is sh.exe freezes, after regtool finishes) 
> (Ctrl+C does nothing, kill -9 does nothing, /bin/kill -f works).  This 
> worked correctly in 1.5.5, and it still works on my Win2000Pro box, but 
> not on my XP box.  It does not matter what arguments you pass to regtool 
> (I just tried it with none and it still froze).  This is a hyperthreaded 
> machine (if that makes any difference).  I can try it with HT turned off 
> if you want.
> 
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