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Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 14:42:25 -0400
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-no-personal-reply-please AT cygwin DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: Thread error using named pipe / FIFO on latest version of cygwin
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On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 11:22:21AM +0100, Allan Wilkins wrote:
>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)'

This should be fixed in the next snapshot.

cgf

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