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Date:  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:25:03 -0600
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PPC Hacker wrote:
[snip]
> If $prog is a native windows executable and a shell isn't required
> (i.e., Perl does a direct fork/exec), the open hangs.
[snip]

The open doesn't hang, it's the windows executable that keeps waiting for i=
nput
on the pipe... and the pipe is not connected.

The reason and some explanation is on the User guide:

  http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-effectively.html#id4750591

HTH
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Ren=E9 Berber


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