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From: Chuck <skilover AT softhome DOT net>
Subject:  Re: findutils still broken
Date:  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:10:40 -0400
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Dave Korn wrote:
> ----Original Message----
> 
>>From: Chuck
>>Sent: 19 April 2005 16:09
> 
> 
>>Findutils is broken when it comes to using it on the /proc filesystem.
>>The last version that worked is 4.1.7. Newer versions crash if you run
>>"find /proc". Anyone care to tackle this?
> 
> 
> 
>   Cannot reproduce:
> 
> dk AT mace /proc> find /proc
> /proc
> /proc/loadavg
> /proc/meminfo
> /proc/registry
> /proc/registry/HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
> /proc/registry/HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/*
> /proc/registry/HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/*/OpenWithList
> find: /proc/registry/HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/*/OpenWithList: Is a directory
> /proc/registry/HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/*/shellex
> find: /proc/registry/HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/*/shellex: Is a directory
> /proc/registry/HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/*/InfoTip
> /proc/registry/HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/*/QuickTip
> /proc/registry/HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/*/AlwaysShowExt
> /proc/registry/HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/*/TileInfo
> find: /proc/registry/HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/*: Is a directory
> dk AT mace /proc> find --version
> GNU find version 4.2.11-CVS
> dk AT mace /proc> cygcheck -c findutils cygwin
> Cygwin Package Information
> Package              Version        Status
> cygwin               1.5.14-1       OK
> findutils            20041227-1     OK
> dk AT mace /proc>
> 
> 
>   The cygwin dll is in fact built from CVS on 2005-14-15, so it's
> effectively the same as 1.5.15.
> 
>     cheers,
>       DaveK

Check your exit code from find. Mine stops in exactly the same place
with an exit code of 1.

Perhaps I shouldn't have said it "crashes", but it definitely does not
traverse the entire registry.


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