X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org X-Yahoo-SMTP: Uu383n6swBCEN1G9up0WSnxbvN8fCPmk Message-ID: <4C531528.8060805@cygwin.com> Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:08:40 -0400 From: "Larry Hall \(Cygwin\)" Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.21) Gecko/20090320 Remi/2.0.0.21-1.fc8.remi Lightning/0.9 Thunderbird/2.0.0.21 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: ash start-up issue References: <4C52FCA3 DOT 3000800 AT cygwin DOT com> <4C53020D DOT 9070209 AT cygwin DOT com> <4C530620 DOT 6080400 AT redhat DOT com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com On 7/30/2010 1:36 PM, Steven Collins wrote: > On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 11:04, Eric Blake<> wrote: >> On 07/30/2010 11:03 AM, Steven Collins wrote: >>> shell also fails. I've tried reinstalling dash from startup.exe, but >>> that has had no affect. I would have tried the same for ash, but I >>> don't see what package is providing it. >> >> ash and dash are identical, and both provided by the dash package. >> >> If you can't start dash, I have to suspect interference from BLODA. > I have two identically configured computers running the same corporate > mandated software (potential BLODA). One starts ash fine, the other is > the one under discussion. BLODA works in mysterious ways. ;-) Actually, timing is everything. So tracking down the BLODA is a worthwhile exercise, despite the apparent inconsistency. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple