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Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 16:32:37 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Peter A. Castro" <doctor AT fruitbat DOT org>
To: Mike Dillinger <miked AT softtalker DOT com>
cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: Error Launching zsh
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On Wed, 8 Sep 2004, Mike Dillinger wrote:

> Hello,

Hi Mike,

> I am running Win2K SP4.  I have a shortcut to run zsh on my desktop that
> simply runs "C:\cygwin\bin\zsh.exe".
>
> After powering on the PC or rebooting, I get the following error when I run
> the zsh shortcut:
>      20 [main] zsh 688 fork_copy: linked dll data/bss pass 0 failed, 0x442000..0x4427F0, done 0, windows pid 1532, Win32 error 87
> /etc/zprofile:6: fork failed: resource temporarily unavailable
>  306356 [main] zsh 688 fork_copy: linked dll data/bss pass 0 failed, 0x442000..0x4427F0, done 0, windows pid 1528, Win32 error 87
> /cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/miked/.zshrc:41: fork failed: resource temporarily unavailable

Hmmm... I haven't seen this before.  I do use Win2kSP4 as a build &
testing machine, along with the shortcut regularly.  I suppose it might
be necessary to rebase your Cygwin environment, but that's just a WAG.

> The second error (zprofile:6) is the 'id -un' command.
>
> I looked up Win32 error 87, and here is the text for it:
> 87      The parameter is incorrect.     ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER
>
> Generally, if I close the errant zsh window and run the shortcut again,
> everything is fine.  bash works just fine - no problems.

Quite strange...  What happens if you, after a fresh reboot, open a
Command Prompt and type:
C:
cd c:\cygwin\bin
zsh -i -l

Do you get the same error or something else?

> Any suggestions why this is happening?  I've Googled for a while now and
> can't find anything.

Not a clue.  You'll need to provide details about your Cygwin environment
as well as anything extra you might have installed.

> Thanks,
> -MikeD

-- 
Peter A. Castro <doctor AT fruitbat DOT org> or <Peter DOT Castro AT oracle DOT com>
	"Cats are just autistic Dogs" -- Dr. Tony Attwood

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