On Jul 4 16:20, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > On Jul 4 08:21, Ryan Johnson wrote: > > However, I was wrong about not seeing the problem since. Choosing a > > random source dir to blow away: > > >$ rm -rf Python-2.6.6 > > >rm: cannot remove `Python-2.6.6/Lib/lib2to3/tests': Directory not empty > > >$ rm -rf Python-2.6.6 > > >$ > > > > This seems to happen more than half the time (different non-empty > > dir every time). Naturally, running under strace makes the problem > > go away (it doesn't help that strace kills stderr, where any error > > messages might have gone). > > > > Running the following command 10x: > > > > $ tar -xaf Python-2.6.6.tar.bz2 && sleep 3 && (rm -rf Python-2.6.6 > > || (echo 'Retrying...' && rm -rf Python-2.6.6)) > > > > I get six times with no error, two times with one error, one time > > each with two and three errors. > > I tried this(*) with Cygwin 1.7.9 as well as with the latest from CVS > on 2K8R2 and it just works. In a VM. > > > I'm currently updating and rebuilding my cygwin sources to try out > > your patch... > > Thanks. I'm just installing W7 64 on real hardware and I'll try again > as soon as the boring install-windows/update-windows/configure-windows/ > install-cygwin/configure-cygwin process is finished.
Nope, I still can't reproduce the rm problem. Works still fine for me, on real W7 64 hardware. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
