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Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 15:45:23 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To: Joe Vallino <jvallino AT mbl DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: segmentation fault with some apps on new cygwin release 1.5.4-1
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On Fri, 19 Sep 2003, Joe Vallino wrote:

> I'm running cygwin version 1.3.22-1 on one AMD machine, and all works
> fine.
>
> I recently installed cygwin on another AMD machine, new release 1.5.4-1
> when i try to start xedit i get a segmentation fault.  Also, when I
> compile clisp version 2.30 from sourceforge, it compiles ok, but also
> generates a segmentation fault when run.
>
> If i copy either xedit or clisp executable from the pc running build
> 1.3.22-1, both seem to run ok on the new build.
>
> Sorry this is not much to go on.  I have searched this mailing list, but
> have not found any similar problems.
>
> thanks in advance
> -joe

The xedit crash belongs on the cygwin-xfree list (and has been reported
and discussed there already).

Clisp is now an official Cygwin package -- did you try installing and
running that?  Does it exhibit the same symptoms?

The fact that older executables work most likely indicates a link-time
conflict (older headers, perhaps?).
	Igor
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