X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SARE_MSGID_LONG40,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4B083047.8050101@gmail.com> References: <4B061709.2040507@cygwin.com> <20091120144958.GW29173@calimero.vinschen.de> <20091120184906.GA27241@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <20091121121218.GZ29173@calimero.vinschen.de> <20091121173625.GB9003@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <4B083047.8050101@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:27:24 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Use of Dual Core causes random failures building OpenJDK From: mike marchywka To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: 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 On 11/21/09, Dave Korn wrote: > mike marchywka wrote: > >> No, read my posts. I contributed an observation that suggests the >> windoze variables don't handle concurrent updates well. Two threads >> needn't come from same process. > > This is where your misunderstanding comes in. If they aren't from the > same > process, they cannot be updating the same copy of the environment, since > each > process has its own, so there can not possibly be a concurrency issue. On XP, go to control panel->System->Advanced ->Envireonment Variables. These do no appear to be process specific. These are what I was talking about where I saw garbage, it isn't like I did echo $PATH in a cygwin shell and had junk due windoze media player or something. These weren't even cygwin processes IIRC. > >> Well, again, if the OS has some underlying issue > > It doesn't; you really have misunderstood the situation. > > 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 > > -- marchywka@gmail.com Mike Marchywka 586 Saint James Walk Marietta GA 30067-7165 415-264-8477 (w)<- use this 404-788-1216 (C)<- leave message 989-348-4796 (P)<- emergency only marchywka@hotmail.com Note: If I am asking for free stuff, I normally use for hobby/non-profit information but may use in investment forums, public and private. Please indicate any concerns if applicable. Note: hotmail is censoring incoming mail using random criteria beyond my control and often hangs my browser but all my subscriptions are here..., try also marchywka@yahoo.com -- 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