X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,BOTNET X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-id: <4BA25D01.3000604@cygwin.com> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:04:01 -0400 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-to: cygwin@cygwin.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.21) Gecko/20090320 Remi/2.0.0.21-1.fc8.remi Lightning/0.9 Thunderbird/2.0.0.21 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Intermittent perl errors with cygwin 1.7 References: In-reply-to: Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed 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 On 3/18/2010 11:51 AM, Cygwin wrote: > "Cygwin" <> wrote in message > news:hne7t6$8ls$1@dough.gmane.org... >> About once a month I get something like this: >> >> 4 [main] perl 3156 D:\Local\Cygwin\bin\perl.exe: *** fatal error - >> cygheap >> base mismatch detected - 0x6120C6E0/0xD4C6E0. >> >> This problem is probably due to using incompatible versions of the cygwin >> DLL. Search for cygwin1.dll using the Windows Start->Find/Search facility >> and delete all but the most recent version. The most recent version >> *should* reside in x:\cygwin\bin, where 'x' is the drive on which you >> have >> installed the cygwin distribution. Rebooting is also suggested if you are >> unable to find another cygwin DLL. >> >> There is not another cygwin DLL on my system, and rebooting does in >> fact fix >> it, but that is of course not a solution... > Has no one else seen anything like this? > No, not without another, incompatible version of cygwin1.dll loaded on your system. If reboot resolves it but not for good, make sure your search for other cygwin1.dlls doesn't skip over hidden files, system files, and other things Windows believes it's helping you with by masking them by default. Otherwise, it may be some kind of heretofore unheard of BLODA or perhaps even a virus or something. But now I'm reaching. ;-) -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- 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