Re: fork_copy error

Re: fork_copy error

[Earnie Boyd]

--- Larry Rau <larry@savaJe.com> wrote:
> On win98 se2 with cygwin version:
> BASH.EXE-2.02$ uname -a
> CYGWIN_98-4.10 POWERPLAY 1.1.0(0.18/3/2) 2000-03-20 00:14:57 i586 unknown
> 
> I get the following error during a large make (around 5k files
> don't know where it fails.. bunch of javac launches)
> 
> 0 [main] MAKE 1003 fork_copy: user/cygwin data pass 2 failed, 0x4580000..0
> x47E5000, done 0, Win32 error 8
> make: vfork: No more processes
> 
> Once this occurs if I re-run the make it will process some more
> files and then give the same error. Eventually make will just fail
> to run anymore compiles (in this case always javac).  The only way
> to cure it is to reboot win98.  Exiting all bash shell's is not 
> enough.  The rest of win98 appears to function ok (well normal) as
> far as I can tell.
> 
> Does anyone else experience this?  On smaller makes running gcc I
> have not had a problem.  
> 

It's happened in the past.  Have you tried the using the -j switch for make to
give it the maximum number of jobs it can start?  Don't know if it will help.


> Is Win2k much more stable for using cygwin?  I've been thinking of
> upgrading as I think my main tools will run on win2k: gcc,cygwin,wincvs.
> 

I'm using WinNT and Win2k is it's replacement.  It's been reported stable for
cygwin on this list.


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Re: fork_copy error

[Chris Faylor]

On Tue, Mar 21, 2000 at 05:13:29AM -0800, Earnie Boyd wrote:
>It's happened in the past.  Have you tried the using the -j switch for make to
>give it the maximum number of jobs it can start?  Don't know if it will help.

Yow.  Don't do this.  You'll actually completely swamp your machine if you
try.

cgf

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RE: fork_copy error

[Larry Rau]

> It's happened in the past.  Have you tried the using the -j 
> switch for make to
> give it the maximum number of jobs it can start?  Don't know if 
> it will help.

I tried --jobs=1; but it fails.

It is bad enough that this failure occurs; what is worse is you
MUST REBOOT the machine in order to correct it.  I have my own
couple of 100k lines of code to manage so I haven't looked at cygwin.
What is it doing at the system level to corrupt the environment.  I
do not notice any other windows program having problems but restarting
cygwin does not clear the problem....stuck dll?  something is still
consuming resources.  I have not spent much time trying to diagnose the
problem because I need to get my work done so rebooting is faster.

Can someone explain the past "make/fork" problem that was supposedly fixed?


> I'm using WinNT and Win2k is it's replacement.  It's been 
> reported stable for
> cygwin on this list.

perhaps I'll upgrade to win2k. 

[thanks for those who have responded...or who will respond:)]
........larry

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fork_copy error

[Larry Rau]

On win98 se2 with cygwin version:
BASH.EXE-2.02$ uname -a
CYGWIN_98-4.10 POWERPLAY 1.1.0(0.18/3/2) 2000-03-20 00:14:57 i586 unknown

I get the following error during a large make (around 5k files
don't know where it fails.. bunch of javac launches)

0 [main] MAKE 1003 fork_copy: user/cygwin data pass 2 failed, 0x4580000..0
x47E5000, done 0, Win32 error 8
make: vfork: No more processes

Once this occurs if I re-run the make it will process some more
files and then give the same error. Eventually make will just fail
to run anymore compiles (in this case always javac).  The only way
to cure it is to reboot win98.  Exiting all bash shell's is not 
enough.  The rest of win98 appears to function ok (well normal) as
far as I can tell.

Does anyone else experience this?  On smaller makes running gcc I
have not had a problem.  

Is Win2k much more stable for using cygwin?  I've been thinking of
upgrading as I think my main tools will run on win2k: gcc,cygwin,wincvs.

.........

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