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Re: bash 3.2.49-22 problem (subscripts fail to run sometimes)


Vitas Povilaitis wrote:
> Occasionally, a subscript fails to run, as in this example:

> $ ./t.sh Hello-1.0.0
> PACKAGE Hello VERSION 1.0.0
> PACKAGE Hello VERSION
> PACKAGE Hello VERSION 1.0.0
> 
> $ ./t.sh Hello-1.0.0
> PACKAGE Hello VERSION 1.0.0
> PACKAGE Hello VERSION 1.0.0
> PACKAGE  VERSION 1.0.0
> 
> This is under Cygwin 1.5.25-15 under Windows XP Ver. 5.1 Build 2600
> Service Pack 2.

  Doesn't reproduce on Cygwin 1.5.25-15 under W2k SP4.

> This is easily repeatable.  I run into the problem by running the
> script 4 to 6 times.

  I ran it 100 times with no error.

> Is this a Cygwin bash bug?  I wonder if it's related to running on a
> multi-core processor.

  I'm using an AMD 64x2.

>  I don't have the problem under Linux.

  Probably doesn't tell us much, except that your hardware is basically sound
so it's most likely some kind of software problem.

    cheers,
      DaveK

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