I'm not sure if this is the same problem, but after searching and searching this was the closest problem I've found (also other references to the setup post-install scripts problem).
I am using the latest version of Cygwin (1.5.5-1) on a Windows XP box on a domain (tried several fixes pertaining to changing the rights of the cygwin dir and whole c drive - Everybody full control). The problem is no command substitution works (using `'s or $()'s). After a fresh reboot (and the new version of the bash listed below), I can successfully run the hang.sh (from below) or a different command substitution - but only a couple of times, and then they quits responding. Once one command shell quits responding no more command substitutions will work from any window. Even the simplest commands never return: echo `date` or echo $(date) I made sure USER and HOME were set correctly (no spaces, etc) I also noted several references to this same problem (I think) from the Cygwin setup halting at 99% with the execution of the post-install scripts. In this case I can see that there will be several sh.exe that have hung (as I understand it the sh has called the bash which is really the process that hangs). I have done fresh installs several times (trying the from a command line, from bash, from the explorer, etc.) I apologize if I have missed something simple, but after all the reading I've done I still cannot find the key. I had seen so many references to different information that was provided in trying to track down this problem I didn't want to throw it all in at once, but if I can provide any information to help track this down I'd like to try. Thanks, Geoff > I've put a patched version of bash up at: > > ftp://sourceware.org/pub/cygwin/tmp/bash.exe > > if anyone wants to try this. It would be good to confirm or deny > that this fixes the problem for everyone. > > Btw, maybe this has already been mentioned, but here is a simple > test script that demonstrates the problem when run from the console: > > #!/bin/bash > exec 0<&- > A=$(cygpath -A -P) > echo $A > > Save it as "hang" and run it as "bash hang" and it should hang nicely > with an unpatched bash. > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
