Thanks Volker, I was thinking I'm going to have to try using XP in a VM. My W7 config is very close to yours (make 3.81 instead of 3.82).
W7 Pro, 64 bit, SP1 Intel Core 2 Duo, P8700, 2.53 GHz, 8 GB RAM CYGWIN_NT-6.1-WOW64 Bevo 1.7.9(0.237/5/3) 2011-03-29 10:10 i686 Cygwin GNU bash, version 4.1.10(4)-release (i686-pc-cygwin) GNU Make 3.81 Pete On 1/25/12 9:06 AM, Volker Simonis wrote: > Hi Peter, > > glad to see that other have the same problems:) > > But seriously, on Windows 7 I'm currently experiencing the same > massive build problems and I'm not sure what the root cause of these > problems is. > > I found the following bug which exactly describes the problems I'm facing: > > http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6903517 > > Among others, these are: > > - rm: cannot remove directory `META-INF': Directory not empty > - error: cannot create example2.html: Permission denied > - [javac] > C:\Software\OpenJDK\jdk8\langtools\src\share\classes\com\sun\tools\javac\util\SharedNameTable.java:40: > error: error while writing SharedNameTable: > c:\Software\OpenJDK\output_amd64\langtools\build\bootstrap\classes\com\sun\tools\javac\util\SharedNameTable.class > (Access is denied) > > but I also saw the 'out of memory' and 'for' problems mentioned by you. > > The description of bug 6903517 references the "Big List of Dodgy Apps" > (http://cygwin.com/faq/faq.using.html#faq.using.bloda). This is a list > in the Cygwin FAQ which lists applications like Virus Scanners which > can interfere with Cygwin in an unpredictable way. An indeed the > Windows 7 box on which I observe the problems has some of them > installed (e.g. McAffe {Agent, GTI Proxy Agent, Intrusion Prevention, > VirusScan Enterprise, AntySpywaare Enterprise} to name just a few). > > On the other hand, on the same Windows 7 box I have a virtual machine > running inside VirtualBox with WindowsXP which has the same McAffe > software installed and it is running without any problems. The OpenJDK > build always succeeds in the virtual machine! > > So I'm not quite sure of this is: > - a problem of some additional software which is running on my Windows > 7 box and interferes with Cygwin > - a general Windows7 problem > - a problem of the specific Cygwin version I'm using > - a problem of Cygwin running on 64-bit Windows 7 > > I'll try to further narrow down the problem, but of course any hints > are highly welcome (unfortunately I can't easily get rid of the McAffe > stuff without losing my job, so please don't advise this:) > > Regards, > Volker > > PS: below you can find the exact versions of the software/hardware I'm using: > > 64-bit Windows 7, SP 1 > Dual Core Intel i7, 8GB RAM > > Cygwin (output of uname -a): > CYGWIN_NT-6.1-WOW64 WDFN00299915A 1.7.9(0.237/5/3) 2011-03-29 10:10 i686 > Cygwin > bash 4.1.10(4) // installed by Cygwin setup.exe > make 3.82 // compiled by myself > > In the Virtual box VM I have the following system: > > 64-bit Windows XP Professional Version 2003 SP 2 > > Cygwin (output of uname -a): > CYGWIN_NT-5.2-WOW64 WDFV00248216A 1.7.9(0.237/5/3) 2011-03-29 10:10 i686 > Cygwin > bash 4.1.10(4) // installed by Cygwin setup.exe > make 3.82 // compiled by myself > > > On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 5:52 PM, Pete Brunet <peter.bru...@oracle.com> wrote: >> Is anyone able to build on Win 7? I'm on my 8th build hoping to get to >> the end and have seen these errors: >> >> out of memory, 3 times - I have more than enough memory >> fork: Resource temporarily unavailable, 3 times >> error 126, once >> >> I have read http://cygwin.com/faq-nochunks.html#faq.using.bloda so >> apparently something on my system is causing a problem but I haven't >> been successful in finding it yet. I have my Norton 360 "Auto-Protect" >> turned off. It would be helpful to know if anyone has successfully >> built on Win 7 and also if anyone has ideas on what I might look for >> beyond what is listed in the cygwin FAQ. >> >> Thanks, Pete >> >>
