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From: "Dave Korn" <dave DOT korn AT artimi DOT com>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: RE: Thread error using named pipe / FIFO on latest version of cygwin
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 18:59:55 +0100
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----Original Message----
>From: Allan Wilkins
>Sent: 07 June 2005 11:22

> I am receiving the following error whilst using a FIFO
> on the latest versions of cygwin:
> 
> 	C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe (2056): *** WFMO failed
> waiting for cygthread '(null)'
> 
> To reproduce the problem:
> 
> Open two cygwin bash shells. In the first enter:
> 
> 	$ mkfifo TEST
> 	$ echo "Hello World" >TEST
> 
> 
> In the second enter:
> 
> 	$ while read line
> 	> do
> 	> echo $line
> 	> done <TEST
> 
> The following error will then be displayed:
> 
> 	C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe (2056): *** WFMO failed
> waiting for cygthread '(null)'


  Fails for me too, although at least that '(null)' is replaced by the
somewhat more informative 'read_pipe'.  Haven't looked any more closely yet.


    cheers,
      DaveK
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