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Re: REPOST: strange dup error


> >>Sometimes when I use Cygwin.bat to start bash and I have another
> >>instance of bash running, I get this error appear at the top of the
> >>console:
> >>
> >>    3996 [main] bash 2436 fhandler_base::dup: dup(/dev/tty) failed,
handle B,
> >> Win32 error 87
> >> readline: warning: rl_prep_terminal: cannot get terminal settings?]0;~
> >> ?[32mchris@ADVENT02 ?[33m~?[0m
> >>
> >> Win32 error 87 = ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER
> >>The control characters in the bash prompt are visible on the terminal -
> >>the colour does not change.
> >>
> >>I've searched the mailing list archives, but it doesn't seem to have
> >>been reported before.  I've been trying to find a way to replicate it,
> >>but at the
> >> moment it seems to be random.
> >>
> >> Regards
> >> Chris
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