1 [main] bash 17336 find_fast_cwd: WARNING: Couldn't compute FAST_CWD pointer. Please report this problem to the public mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com

[Brian Inglis]

On 2022-04-02 01:37, Backwoods BC wrote:
>> https://cygwin.com/faq.html#faq.using.fixing-find_fast_cwd-warnings
> 
> I've only been on this list a few months, but I've seen these
> "find_fast_cwd" questions about twice a month so far.
> 
> Might I suggest that replacing the
> "Please report this problem to the public mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com"
> message in 'bash' with something like:
> "Please visit https://cygwin.com/faq.html#faq.using.fixing-find_fast_cwd-warnings
> for help with this issue"

This has been done in recent releases for some years, but ancient legacy 
releases without changes are still distributed by/with some products or 
projects, with no effort to upgrade what they distribute, mention of how 
to upgrade, responsibility for or to their users.
Please read the linked FAQ entry for that explanation.
Ancient legacy repos such as SourceForge and GoogleCode are fertile 
sources of such projects as are products from (some not so) defunct 
embedded systems tool developers.

> This removes the need for an autoresponder and is more helpful at the
> same time. Users might be reluctant to join the mailing list just to
> report this and therefore they may waste their time needlessly trying
> to track down the problem.

That was why the autoresponder was added - reply directly to those folks 
and point them to a greatly expanded FAQ entry with relevant links 
explaining the problem and solution, and suggesting other actions.
I don't remember anyone clicking the email link at the end to let us 
know what a product or project was or where it came from, so someone on 
the list could follow up.
And folks wonder why there are software supply chain security issues!

-- 
Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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