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Subject:	RE: simple test triggers fork errs for me in 5/27 snapshot
Date:	Mon, 29 May 2006 17:18:36 +0100
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On 29 May 2006 17:13, Christopher Faylor wrote:

> However, when deciding how small to make the windows command line
> buffer, I chose too large a value for filling out the windows command
> line for cygwin processes.
> 
> (see http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2006-04/msg00534.html)
> 
> I've reduced the size of the windows command line which is sent to
> Cygwin processes still further and that fixes the problem on my game
> computer.  That fact that this worked just fine on my normal test
> computer (and presumably on Corinna's computer) is why this problem
> crept back in.  So, that leads me to believe that this problem is
> system-dependent.  I hope the constant that I chose is small enough
> for all of the systems out there.

  Does that mean 31767 ~= (32768 - size of environment) and that's why it
failed?

    cheers,
      DaveK
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