Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Message-ID: From: Steve Fairbairn To: cygwin Subject: RE: setup hangs during postinstall Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 18:38:04 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" All, OK, so I tried a lot of things already tried, and at least one thing that hadn't been tried ;). I must admit I haven't followed everything said in the threads so didn't realise we already knew cygpath wasn't actually starting. So, getting this straight in my own head. Setup runs normally. Setup creates a new thread or process to run our bash script - Is this done with sh, then sh runs bash because of the #/bin/bash, or does setup run bash straight? Bash starts up and does some parts of the script. Bash then tries to run cygpath.... At this point does the cygwin DLL emulates a fork & exec (as windows only has CreateProcess) ? If cygpath isn't starting.... Does this mean it's still running bash/cygwin1.dll code at the point of the hang? Is it possible to put a nice big sleep into the bash script before the it gets to the cygpath. Attach gdb to bash during this sleep Add a break point to the exec or whatever the function is Continue until breakpoint is hit Step through the whole operation of launching cygpath? Is it possible? Could it potentially be useful? Would we hit Windows internal code that stops us getting to anything useful? Any comments? Steve. -- -- LONG DISCLAIMER -- ******************************************************* This email has originated from Perwill plc (Registration No. 1906964) Office registered at: 13A Market Square, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 1UR, UK Tel: +44 (0)1420 545000 Fax: +44 (0)1420 545001 www.perwill.com ******************************************************* Privileged, confidential and/or copyright information may be contained in this email, and is only for the use of the intended addressee. To copy, forward, disclose or otherwise use it in any way if you are not the intended recipient or responsible for delivering to him/her is prohibited. If you receive this email by mistake, please advise the sender immediately, by using the reply facility in your email software. We may monitor the content of emails sent and received via our network for the purposes of ensuring compliance with policies and procedures. This message is subject to and does not create or vary any contractual relationships between Perwill plc and the recipient. ******************************************************* Any opinions expressed in the email are those of the sender and not necessarily of Perwill plc. ******************************************************* This email has been scanned for known viruses using McAfee WebShield 4.5 MR1a ******************************************************* -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/