I think there is something funny going on with latest version of file. $ cat file-error.py def s (h):
$ file file-error.py file-error.py: ERROR: line 66: regex error 10, (invalid repetition count(s)) $ file --version file-5.18 magic file from /usr/share/misc/magic $ which file /usr/bin/file $ cygcheck -f `which file` file-5.18-1 $ uname -r 1.7.30(0.272/5/3) $ cygcheck -c file Cygwin Package Information Package Version Status file 5.18-1 OK I see it on multiple machines, x86 and x64. One of the installs is around 2 weeks old fresh install. --pawel -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple