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Re: execution of C:/cygwin/bin/sh.exe failing during process fork.


On Apr  2 17:59, prakash babu wrote:
> Hi,
> Â
> I am using Cygwin (CYGWIN_NT-5.2-WOW64 1.7.11(0.260/5/3) 2012-02-24 14:05 i686 Cygwin) on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 X64 Service Pack 2 .
> Â
> When I invoke C:/cygwin/bin/sh.exe from the command prompt it fails intermittently with theÂfollowing error.
> Â
> $ C:/cygwin/bin/sh.exe -c 'date'
> 29196764 [main] sh 3588 fork: child -1 - forked process died unexpectedly, retry
> Â0, exit code -1073741819, errno 11
> sh: fork: retry: Resource temporarily unavailable
> 30198805 [main] sh 3588 fork: child -1 - forked process died unexpectedly, retry
> Â0, exit code -1073741819, errno 11
> sh: fork: retry: Resource temporarily unavailable
> 32199231 [main] sh 3588 fork: child -1 - forked process died unexpectedly, retry
> Â0, exit code -1073741819, errno 11
> sh: fork: retry: Resource temporarily unavailable
> 36199854 [main] sh 3588 fork: child -1 - forked process died unexpectedly, retry
> Â0, exit code -1073741819, errno 11
> sh: fork: retry: Resource temporarily unavailable
> Â
> What are the possible causes for this error. Would reinstalling cygwin help ?

Typically a rebase problem.  Either run dash from Windows Explorer and
start /bin/rebaseall (with(!) full path),  or you might try to run setup
to update.  This will with high probablity run the auto-rebase feature
automatically.

Another reason for the above problem could be that some process on the
machine is still running with an old version of the DLL.  THis often
occures due to a Cygwin update while some Cygwin processes were still in
use.


Corinna

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