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RE: simple test triggers fork errs for me in 5/27 snapshot


On 29 May 2006 02:53, Tom Rodman wrote:

> <sorry for mime header mistake on last post, this is same post w/fixed
> header> I tried the test case below w/the 5/27 snapshot and got
> what appear to be the same fork errors.  So, I'm sticking
> with the 4/3/2006 snapshot.
> 
> Is there any other info I can supply to help?


  Yep.  Can you run process explorer and take a look at the shell that's
running the script - i.e. the fork parent - and see if it's leaking thousands
of file handles to pipes with names of a form like:

\Device\NamedPipe\Win32Pipes.0000055c.0000003e

(hex numbers will vary).

    cheers,
      DaveK
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