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Re: Cygwin 2.6.1 32-bit post install failed by /usr/bin/perl.exe
- From: Katsumi Yamaoka <yamaoka at jpl dot org>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 10:01:28 +0900
- Subject: Re: Cygwin 2.6.1 32-bit post install failed by /usr/bin/perl.exe
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- References: <b4mshojsbt1.fsf@jpl.org> <871sw2evkw.fsf@Rainer.invalid>
On Mon, 16 Jan 2017 18:57:51 +0100, Achim Gratz wrote:
> Katsumi Yamaoka writes:
>> Run setup-x86.exe for full install excluding *x86_64* modulues.
> You do not want a full Cygwin install. In particular, you do not want a
> full installl for Cygwin 32bit.
Yes, I know I overdo or am greedy. So, I tried minimal install,
that is:
Stop cygwin
cd c:\
ren cygwin cygwin.cur
Run setup-x86.exe with the default configuration, plus Emacs,
Perl, X11, and some required dependencies.
It finished with no problem and main commands work fine. Oh!
>> However, the post install didn't seem to end. At that time, ps
>> on mintty showed a lot of defunct perl processes. Then I tried
>> replacing /usr/bin/perl.exe with the one I built from the source
>> one and a half years ago.
> You've run out of address space to rebase to and now perl (which comes
> pretty late in the rebase sequence) collides with something else on your
> system or maybe even the Cygwin heap.
I see. But the current 32-bit full-install seems to work (I
haven't tested everything, though). Does it mean only a space,
that is comparable to the one perl and possibly a few modules
occupy, exceeds the limit? Moreover, is there no way to know
how many space exceeds the limit, before installing? I won't do
it even if it exists if it is hard to me, though.
Anyway, it's handy that everything is close at hand. ;)
>> It did the trick! Now new cygwin is running with no problem!
> No it doesn't and it never will given that you did a full install.
> Please do a fresh install with only the packages that you need. If you
> select too many packages you will likely need to switch to a 3GB
> userVM address space even then. You are much better off using a 64bit
> Cygwin if you're using a 64bit Windows version.
Ok, I will try negotiating with boss for a 64-bit machine at the
next opportunity. This is an office pc.
Thank you very much for your help.
Regards,
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