Solution to: Couldn't duplicate my handle & Win32 error 6 when using gcc helloworld.c

[ukdip at gmx dot de]

Hi guys.
I present a solution to one of the cygwin on win2k problems:

I ve read through the mailing list messages and found only one answer:
complete new install

OK. Anyway a solution. But not for me.

So, what is the problem. If you download almost the complete net distrib 
from cygwin
and install it on win2k and try to compile a c file with gcc you (could) 
get the following
error messages:

-precompiling works without error

$ gcc -c helloworld.c
    101 [main] gcc 1304 proc_subproc: Couldn't duplicate my handle<0x58> 
for pid 1276, Win32 error 6

Administrator@UWEA ~
$ gcc helloworld.c
     58 [main] gcc 1212 proc_subproc: Couldn't duplicate my handle<0x58> 
for pid 540, Win32 error 6
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/2.95.3-5/../../../../i686-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: 
installation problem, cannot exec `/usr/lib/
gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/2.95.3-5/../../../../i686-pc-cygwin/bin/ld': Invalid 
argument
collect2: ld returned 255 exit status


-hey, you poor system do not want to give me a stupid handle?
- I think I will persuade you to give me one!!!

$ gcc -v
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/2.95.3-5/specs
gcc version 2.95.3-5 (cygwin special)

- great:  Et la lumiere fut. OK, the bible helps sometimes....


solution:
just deinstall gcc using setup.exe

Wow,  really a great trick. Isn t it?


I am not a unix expert and I am not interested in exploring the process of 
installing
cygwin, but I think there is something wrong with  the netinstaller!

work on it!

I did not check the autotools, only gcc



Regards.
Uwe Kraemer
   

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