Mailing-List: contact cygwin-developers-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-developers-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin-developers AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 11:27:48 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin-developers AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Quick testfeedback... Message-ID: <20010912112748.B21005@redhat.com> Reply-To: cygwin-developers AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin-developers AT cygwin DOT com References: <20010911230429 DOT A1898 AT redhat DOT com> <20010912012121 DOT A2889 AT redhat DOT com> <20010912132631 DOT 22619 DOT qmail AT lizard DOT curl DOT com> <20010912111825 DOT A20965 AT redhat DOT com> <20010912152250 DOT 23961 DOT qmail AT lizard DOT curl DOT com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20010912152250.23961.qmail@lizard.curl.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.21i On Wed, Sep 12, 2001 at 11:22:50AM -0400, Jonathan Kamens wrote: >> Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 11:18:25 -0400 >> From: Christopher Faylor >> >> And, it was hung where....? > >I don't know. Recall from my previous descriptions that once this bug >hits us, we can't do anything with the hung processes -- attempts to >kill them (except for "kill -9"), attach to them, etc. are >ineffective. Which means that the only way to get any idea what's >going on is to run the whole build under strace and hope that when the >problem finally recurs, the strace output gives a suggestion of what's >going on (but it didn't suggest anything useful to me). > >I've sent long strace logs to this list from when the problem has >occurred in the past. See them for additional information. I have no >reason to believe that the bug in its current manifestation is any >different from its previous ones. Except that you said that you were running 1.1.8 previously and time does not stand still. If this is a signal handling bug, then it is possible that things have changed enough so that you could attach to it and get some information. I'm not saying that it is a guarantee but certainly it is worth at least a try if you are running with a new DLL. cgf