Hi ... at the following lines in src_postinst.cygpart (__prep_libtool_modules()):
while [ $(readlink -f ${ltlibdir}/${dlname%/bin/*}) != ${D}$(__host_prefix) ] do dlname=../${dlname} done I have cygwin installed under C:\cygwin and I'm building under D:\misc\src\release I have a symbolic link lrwxrwxrwx 1 vzell None 16 Jun 5 15:19 /misc -> /cygdrive/d/misc/ The infinite loop happens when cd'ing to /misc/src/release and building from there. But it doesn't happen when cd'ing to /cygdrive/d/misc/src/release Here is my mount table: 04:39 PM [529]> mount -p Prefix Type Flags /cygdrive user binmode 04:39 PM [530]> mount C:/cygwin/bin on /usr/bin type ntfs (binary,auto) C:/cygwin/lib on /usr/lib type ntfs (binary,auto) C:/cygwin on / type ntfs (binary,auto) C: on /cygdrive/c type ntfs (binary,posix=0,user,noumount,auto) D: on /cygdrive/d type ntfs (binary,posix=0,user,noumount,auto) Ciao Volker -- 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