----Original Message---- >From: Allan Wilkins >Sent: 07 June 2005 11:22
> I am receiving the following error whilst using a FIFO > on the latest versions of cygwin: > > C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe (2056): *** WFMO failed > waiting for cygthread '(null)' > > To reproduce the problem: > > Open two cygwin bash shells. In the first enter: > > $ mkfifo TEST > $ echo "Hello World" >TEST > > > In the second enter: > > $ while read line > > do > > echo $line > > done <TEST > > The following error will then be displayed: > > C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe (2056): *** WFMO failed > waiting for cygthread '(null)' Fails for me too, although at least that '(null)' is replaced by the somewhat more informative 'read_pipe'. Haven't looked any more closely yet. cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today.... -- 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/