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Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 10:41:16 -0400
To: "David King" <kingboy AT parthus DOT com>, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall AT rfk DOT com>
Subject: Re: version 1.3.2 has bug in correctly returning error code
  condition on WIN 2000 operating system
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At 10:29 AM 7/31/2001, David King wrote:
> >
> > Hi Christopher,
> >
> > Where should I report a bug that I've found with the latest version of =
> > cygwin?
> >
> > We've got 7 boxes running cygwin on NT and Windows 2000 boxes without =
> > any
> > problems with the code below.  We've just installed 2 boxes with the =
> > latest 1.3.2, one running
> > on Windows NT 4.0 and another on Windows 2000. =20
> >
> > Both are having problems with the following perl code:
> >
> > echo -e "submit_random.sh: INFO - No errors found....removing top-level =
> > simulation directory\n"
> > rm -f *.log *.sum transcript
> >
> > # remove the SIMOUT directory of passing testcase
> > cd ..
> > rm -rf "${MOD_HOSTNAME}_$$_${TIME}"         =
> > <------------------------------------- PROBLEM IS HERE
> >
> > if (($? !=3D 0))
> > then
> >    echo -e "submit_random.sh: ERROR - Could not remove PASSING directory =
> > ${MOD_HOSTNAME}_$$_${TIME}"
> >    # don't know why you couldn't do this.....sleep for a while and try =
> > it again....
> >    sleep 30
> >    rm -rf "${MOD_HOSTNAME}_$$_${TIME}"
> >    exit -1
> > fi
> >
> > What I am seeing is TWO problems.  First is that the rm -rf is NOT going =
> > thru for
> > some reason.  The directory definitly exists and the permissions appear =
> > OK as far
> > as I can tell.  The second problem is that the return code from the =
> > command is zero, ie, I=20
> > don't detect any problems with the rm -rf command now working. =20
> >
> > All appears to be OK.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >


Yes.  Make sure that nothing else has the file open that you're trying 
to remove.  If something does and its locked, Cygwin queues it for 
deletion once the lock is freed.  In this context, the behavior you 
describe is expected and "correct".  This is a common occurence with 
Windows unfortunately.

BTW, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com is the address of the list, not Chris Faylor 
personally.  This kind of email is proper to send to the list though.



Larry Hall                              lhall AT rfk DOT com
RFK Partners, Inc.                      http://www.rfk.com
118 Washington Street                   (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office
Holliston, MA 01746                     (508) 893-9889 - FAX


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