Cygwin: vim causes bash to die

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

On 06/01/2015 12:30 PM, John Marsh wrote:
>> On 05/31/2015 02:32 PM, John Marsh wrote:
>>>
>>> Issue: vim causes bash to die
>>>
>>> Windows Event Viewer (Application Error)
>>>
>>> Faulting application name: conhost.exe, version: 6.1.7601.18839, time
>> stamp:
>>> 0x553e7baa
>>> Faulting module name: conhost.exe, version: 6.1.7601.18839, time stamp:
>>> 0x553e7baa
>>> Exception code: 0xc0000005
>>> Fault offset: 0x00000000000234df
>>> Faulting process id: 0x2254
>>> Faulting application start time: 0x01d09bc9f5b48b51 Faulting
>>> application path: C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe Faulting module
>>> path: C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe Report Id:
>>> 50014a1e-07be-11e5-b4f2-fc1aad7fabda
>>>
>>> Is there a fix for this?
>>
>> Sorry, I can't reproduce this from a bash started in cmd.exe or mintty.exe.
>> Based on the Windows Event Viewer information above, it's actually the
>> Windows console (conhost) that's crashing.  Perhaps it would better for you
>> if you ran it from mintty?  If you want to submit a complete problem report
>> that describes the steps to reproduce the problem, that may throw some light
>> on the problem.  With the exception of me running on Windows 8 and you
>> Windows 7, I don't see a significant difference in configuration.
>
> Thanks for looking into this Larry.
>
> You have to run vim several times in the same terminal for the fault to
> occur.  I launch bash from a desktop shortcut, and it appears to be using
> the conhost process.  My bash terminal is configured with white background
> and black text, and vim is configured with a light background.  I've been
> using cygwin since it first came out, and I've always launched bash and vim
> this way, and never seen this problem before.  In fact I have another
> Windows 7 computer with an older version of cygwin that works fine.  So it
> seems that a bug has been introduced along the line.  I'm wondering if it
> has something to to with the ongoing terminal issues I've seen discussed in
> the mailing list.
>
> I would like to submit a detailed problem report.  How is this done?
>
> Thanks again,
> John
>


I think what you've provided previously and with the description above is
pretty complete now.  The problem is I can't reproduce it (tried 10 times
in a row from the Windows console) and it's apparently not a real common
issue as yours is the first report we've seen.  Here's some other
suggestions for you to try to see if it helps you avoid the issue you're
seeing:

   1. Try running vim from mintty instead of the Windows console.
   2. Try upgrading to the latest vim (a new one was just released).
   3. Try running 'rebase-trigger all' and then re-running 'setup.exe'.  See
      if that changes the vim behavior.


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