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Re: 1.5.18-1 Segfault on setup postinstall


On Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 01:13:10PM -0700, Brian Dessent wrote:
>Andrew Comport wrote:
>
>> I am still unable to install cygwin. As a summary:
>> ( I have windows XP Sp2 up to date.)
>> 
>> 1. I download the most recent version of setup.exe (now 2.510.2.2).
>> 2. I execute using default install settings.
>> 3. Setup.exe hangs at 98% "Installing /etc/postinstall/s00ash.sh"
>> 4. I click cancel and receive the message "installation complete".
>
>From your strace:
>
>   44   10650 [main] bash 1280 open_shared: name (null), shared
>0x60020000 (wanted 0x60020000), h 0x724
>   29   10679 [main] bash 1280 _pinfo::set_ctty: checking if /dev/tty-1
>changed
>   20   10699 [main] bash 1280 _pinfo::set_ctty: attached tty1073741824
>sid 1280, pid 1280, tty->pgid 1280, tty->sid 1280
>  863   11562 [main] bash 1280 handle_exceptions: In
>cygwin_except_handler exc 0xC0000005 at 0x7C90EAE0 sp 0x225F0C
>   35   11597 [main] bash 1280 handle_exceptions: In
>cygwin_except_handler sig 11 at 0x7C90EAE0
>   22   11619 [main] bash 1280 handle_exceptions: In
>cygwin_except_handler calling 0x0
>   19   11638 [main] bash 1280 handle_exceptions: Exception:
>STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION
>
>It seems strange that it is trying to access the tty numbered -1.  That
>could be the cause of the fault.  Do you have CYGWIN=tty?  If not try
>that. / if so disable it.  Also, try a snapshot of the latest
>cygwin1.dll.

I don't think that's a problem.  The ctty is set to 1073741824 (the console)
so it shouldn't matter.

cgf

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