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Re: cygwin 1.7.5, perl *** fatal error TP_NUM_W_BUFS too smal


On Jun  3 12:02, Nasser M. Abbasi wrote:
> On 6/3/2010 12:43 AM, nma@12000.org wrote:
> >Hello,
> >
> >SUMMARY:
> >
> >I installed cygwin 1.7.5 on windows 7 (64 bit OS), and when I run some
> >command which uses perl, I get the following error:
> >
> >0 [main] perl 2528 C:\cygwin\bin\perl.exe: *** fatal error - Internal
> >error: TP_NUM_W_BUFS too small.
> >
> >
> 
> 
> Update:
> 
> I deleted c:\cygwin, and did a complete new install.
> 
> Problem is still there:
> 
> 
> "Generating postscript images using dvips ...
> This is dvips(k) 5.95a Copyright 2005 Radical Eye Software
> (www.radicaleye.com)
> ' TeX output 2010.06.03:1155' -> /cygdrive/G/LATEX/TMP/l2h472/image
> (-> /cygdrive/G/LATEX/TMP/l2h472/image001)
> <tex.pro><alt-rule.pro><texps.pro>
> <special.pro><color.pro><cmr7.pfb><cmex10.pfb><cmsy10.pfb><cmr10.pfb>
> <cmmi10.pfb>[1] (-> /cygdrive/G/LATEX/TMP/l2h472/image002) <tex.pro>
> <alt-rule.pro><texps.pro><special.pro><color.pro><cmr7.pfb><cmex10.pfb>
> <cmsy10.pfb><cmr10.pfb><cmmi10.pfb>[2]
> Converting image #2
>       0 [main] perl 4752 C:\cygwin\bin\perl.exe: *** fatal error -
> Internal error: TP_NUM_W_BUFS too small.
> 
> Error while converting image
> 
> Error: Cannot read 'img2.png': No such file or directory
> Converting image #1
>       0 [main] perl 3400 C:\cygwin\bin\perl.exe: *** fatal error -
> Internal error: TP_NUM_W_BUFS too small."

This looks like an internal error in Cygwin which runs out of TLS
filename buffers.  For a start, could you please strace the perl
process?  This may help to figure out the function in which the problem
occurs.


Corinna

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