[snip] > > > > peter@D11934N ~ > > > > $ 1 [main] emacs 489 C:\CygWin\bin\emacs-w32.exe: *** fatal > > > > error - > > > > CreateThread failed for pipesel - 0x0<0x0>, Win32 error 8 > > > > > > I couldn't directly reproduce this issue, but I saw emacs using > > > more an more memory while the cursor was blinking. I found a > > > resource leak in posix timers which was probably the cause for this problem. > > > > > > I pushed a patch and uploaded new developer snapshots to > > > https://cygwin.com/snapshots/ > > > > > > Please test. > I can't reproduce this with 0308. I'm typing lots and lots in emacs, doing copy/paste with the mouse, and it just works with 0308. [snip] > Install the cygwin1.dbg file into /bin and When Emacs hangs, attach with gdb and print the backtrace of each thread. That should give a hint. > > I have been running > > https://cygwin.com/snapshots/x86/cygwin1-20190306.dll.xz , i.e., March > > 6th For a couple hours yesterday and all day today along with Ken Brown's test version of emacs (GNU Emacs 26.1.92) And have not had a hiccup. > > (Well, to be truthful, I'm running a lot more of Ken Brown's test > > software than just emacs.) > Can you please test the 0308 snapshot with stock emacs, too? I am testing with https://cygwin.com/snapshots/x86/cygwin1-20190308.dll.xz and stock (26.1) emacs now. I see no hangup so far. You're not going crazy Corinna. > Ken, any chance you could test this as well? If there really are still hangs with current emacs and the 0308 snapshot, > I might need a bit of help. Some kind of reproducer or some input as to the nature of the hangs would be nice. ТÒÐÐ¥&ö&ÆVÒ&W÷'G3¢‡GG¢òö7–wv–âæ6öÒ÷&ö&ÆV×2æ‡FÖÀФd¢‡GG¢òö7–wv–âæ6öÒöfðФFö7VÖVçFF–ö㢇GG¢òö7–wv–âæ6öÒöFö72æ‡FÖÀÐ¥Vç7V'67&–&R–æfó¢‡GG¢òö7–wv–âæ6öÒöÖÂò7Vç7V'67&–&R×6–×ÆPРÐ