>> 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 $()'s). >> >> After a fresh reboot (and the new version of the bash listed below), I can >> successfully run the hang.sh (from below) or a different command >> substitution - but only a couple of times, and then they quits responding. >> Once one command shell quits responding no more command substitutions will >> work from any window.
>IIRC it was cgf who wrote: >> > I've put a patched version of bash up at: >> > >> > ftp://sourceware.org/pub/cygwin/tmp/bash.exe >> > >> > if anyone wants to try this. It would be good to confirm or deny >> > that this fixes the problem for everyone. >> > >> > Btw, maybe this has already been mentioned, but here is a simple >> > test script that demonstrates the problem when run from the console: >> > >> > #!/bin/bash >> > exec 0<&- >> > A=$(cygpath -A -P) >> > echo $A >> > >> > Save it as "hang" and run it as "bash hang" and it should hang nicely >> > with an unpatched bash. Absolutely was cgf, sorry for clipping incorrectly >$ echo ""; \ >for (( i=1; i<1000; i++)) ;do > echo -en "\e[F\e[$((7*($i%2)))m$i - "; > hang; >done This outputs: 1 - and never does anything ever again >WFM uname -a: CYGWIN_NT-5.1 Consultant01 1.5.5(0.94/3/2) 2003-09-20 16:31 i686 unknown unknown Cygwin I've attached my cygcheck -svr:
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