Thought I'd mention that this bug cleared up after an upgrade to 1.7.16. Thank you, Cygwin developers!
Graham. >>Steps: > >> - Install Windows 7 x64, with VS2008 + SP1. >> - Install WiX 3.5 (Windows Installer builder), from >> http://wix.codeplex.com/releases/view/60102; Wix35.msi. >> - Install cygwin base. >> - Add C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3.5\bin to your PATH >> (via Control Panel) > >> - Open Cygwin Terminal >> - Type 'candle' - terminal hangs. Apparently no new processes are kicked >> off, per Task Manager. -- 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