X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <4A670F2A.7090602@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:07:54 +0100 From: Dave Korn User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: bash 3.2.49-22 problem (subscripts fail to run sometimes) References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Vitas Povilaitis wrote: > Occasionally, a subscript fails to run, as in this example: > $ ./t.sh Hello-1.0.0 > PACKAGE Hello VERSION 1.0.0 > PACKAGE Hello VERSION > PACKAGE Hello VERSION 1.0.0 > > $ ./t.sh Hello-1.0.0 > PACKAGE Hello VERSION 1.0.0 > PACKAGE Hello VERSION 1.0.0 > PACKAGE VERSION 1.0.0 > > This is under Cygwin 1.5.25-15 under Windows XP Ver. 5.1 Build 2600 > Service Pack 2. Doesn't reproduce on Cygwin 1.5.25-15 under W2k SP4. > This is easily repeatable. I run into the problem by running the > script 4 to 6 times. I ran it 100 times with no error. > Is this a Cygwin bash bug? I wonder if it's related to running on a > multi-core processor. I'm using an AMD 64x2. > I don't have the problem under Linux. Probably doesn't tell us much, except that your hardware is basically sound so it's most likely some kind of software problem. cheers, DaveK -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple