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Re: Couldn't compute FAST_CWD pointer on Win8.1 x64


On Sat, Nov 02, 2013 at 10:32:38AM +0100, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>On Oct 31 22:17, Alfred Theorin wrote:
>> I get the following error when I start cygwin (32-bit version 1.7.25)
>> on Win8.1 x64:
>> 
>> 0 [main] bash <pid> find_fast_cwd: WARNING: Couldn't compute FAST_CWD pointer.
>
>First of all, I tested this already under the 8.1 preview and added code
>to Cygwin to support the changes in the i686 and x86_64 code prior to
>the 1.7.25 release.
>
>Second, I checked if it still works on 8.1 RTM on i686 as well as on x64
>natively and under WOW64, and none printed the above message.
>
>Third, I just debugged the Cygwin code step-by-step under WOW64.  The OS
>still uses the same method as in the 8.1 preview so the code is still
>working as expected, as far as I can see.
>
>Are you *sure* you're running Cygwin 1.7.25 and not an older version?

FWIW, I don't see this issue on Windows 8.1.

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