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On 12/31/2009 01:50 PM, Brien wrote:
> rebaseall might have done the trick (still need more time to be sure since
> the problem was sporadic).
>
> i don't really understand why my system needed it.  it's a clean install
> plus openssh, rsync, psmisc, netcat, vim.

The install isn't a key component of the issue.  It has more to do with what's
running and if Cygwin DLLs will collide when loaded, given the existing memory
layout.

Yeah, it's complicated. ;-)

> you might want to consider getting a blurb about "rebaseall" into the event
> log entry for fork failures.
>
> i am running under Windows 7... could that contribute?

Not necessarily, though by my unscientific count, it seems more of a problem
on x64.  But that may be a skewed observation of the actual facts.


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