> >> >When I run 'make -f Makefile.cvs' with QT3, I find that ln segfaults > >trying > >> >to create a symlink. I've included the output of strace showing the > >problem, > >> >output of cygcheck and also the stackdump ln produces. I can reproduce > >this, > >> >so if you need any more information, please ask. The problem occurs with > >the > >> >latest Cygwin CVS. > >> >ln is 'ln (fileutils) 4.1'. > >> >cygwin is 'CYGWIN_NT-5.0 ADVENT02 1.3.11(0.52/3/2) 2002-05-03 15:18 i686 > >> >unknown' > >> > >> You're using a locally built version of cygwin. Please run it under gdb > >> and pinpoint where the problem is occurring. You may find the techniques > >> in how-to-debug-cygwin.txt useful. > >As far as I can tell, it's caused by the fact that more than 1024 arguments > >are being passed to ln and in exec.cc, argv is declared as 1024 elements. Is > >there any reason this limit shouldn't be upped to, say, 2048 elements? If > >not, can this change be made in CVS please. > > Where, specifically, is the segv occurring? My original guess at the cause was incorrect. See my post in cygwin-patches for more details. Less than 1024 arguments were being passed to ln. However the value _was_ more than the 256 limit in spawn.cc.
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