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On 7/28/11 12:24 PM, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
> On 7/28/2011 3:01 PM, Ed____ wrote:
>>
>> Quite often when I open a Cygwin session when it runs a .bashrc script it
>> will show errors of basic commands not found. For example pwd or ls  ret=
urns
>> command not found when I type it at the command prompt. When I reboot th=
e XP
>> PC everything is fine for a couple of days.
>=20
> Sounds like it could be BLODA. <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#BLODA>
>=20
> Otherwise, read and follow the problem reporting guidelines found
> here:
>=20
> <http://cygwin.com/problems.html>
>=20


Is there some test suite that can detect the bugs commonly introduced by BL=
ODA?
 Pinpointing problems, e.g., "CreateFile doesn't properly interpret
FILE_FLAG_OVERLAPPED pipes", would be useful not only for users trying to r=
un
reliable systems, but for developers trying to make sure their programs don=
't
interfere with the rest of the system.


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