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Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 20:28:08 -0400
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-rcm AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: setup hangs during postinstall
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On Thu, Oct 09, 2003 at 06:17:08PM -0500, Brian Ford wrote:
>#!/bin/bash
>
>FOO=`cypath -S`
>
>but using #!/bin/sh doesn't.  likewise, strace hangs here:
>#!/bin/bash
>
>FOO=`strace -o /tmp/cygpath.strace cypath -S`
>
>but not using #!/bin/sh.
>
>Neither hang if setup is launched from bash instead of explorer.

Hmm.  Maybe I missed this point before.  I never run setup from
explorer.

In any event, can you set the CYGWIN_DEBUG=cygpath and maybe do some
search and destroy debugging to see precisely where it is hanging?

cgf

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