Re: 1 [main] bash 17336 find_fast_cwd: WARNING: Couldn't compute FAST_CWD pointer. Please report this problem to the public mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com
Greetings, James! > Never mind I'd say. I got the error when launching > C:\Appz\Cygwin\Cygwin.bat > Which is just > @echo off > C: > chdir C:\Appz\Cygwin\bin > bash --login -i > If however I run > C:\cygwin64\bin\mintty.exe > It works fine. This means you have two different Cygwin versions installed. If you never use the other one, I strongly suggest removing it, as an unused and unmaintained program is often a good target for various troublemakers. And that other version of Cygwin you have IS unmaintained, judging by the error you receive from it (which was fixed over a decade ago). > On Sat, Apr 2, 2022 at 8:28 AM James wrote: >> Hi there, >> >> >> I just got that error message, asking me to report it here. >> >> 1 [main] bash 17336 find_fast_cwd: WARNING: Couldn't compute >> FAST_CWD pointer. Please report this problem to the public mailing list >> cygwin@cygwin.com >> >> Not sure if it's interesting? -- With best regards, Andrey Repin Monday, April 4, 2022 10:26:57 Sorry for my terrible english... -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation:https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: 1 [main] bash 17336 find_fast_cwd: WARNING: Couldn't compute FAST_CWD pointer. Please report this problem to the public mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com
On 2022-04-02 01:37, Backwoods BC wrote: https://cygwin.com/faq.html#faq.using.fixing-find_fast_cwd-warnings I've only been on this list a few months, but I've seen these "find_fast_cwd" questions about twice a month so far. Might I suggest that replacing the "Please report this problem to the public mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com" message in 'bash' with something like: "Please visit https://cygwin.com/faq.html#faq.using.fixing-find_fast_cwd-warnings for help with this issue" This has been done in recent releases for some years, but ancient legacy releases without changes are still distributed by/with some products or projects, with no effort to upgrade what they distribute, mention of how to upgrade, responsibility for or to their users. Please read the linked FAQ entry for that explanation. Ancient legacy repos such as SourceForge and GoogleCode are fertile sources of such projects as are products from (some not so) defunct embedded systems tool developers. This removes the need for an autoresponder and is more helpful at the same time. Users might be reluctant to join the mailing list just to report this and therefore they may waste their time needlessly trying to track down the problem. That was why the autoresponder was added - reply directly to those folks and point them to a greatly expanded FAQ entry with relevant links explaining the problem and solution, and suggesting other actions. I don't remember anyone clicking the email link at the end to let us know what a product or project was or where it came from, so someone on the list could follow up. And folks wonder why there are software supply chain security issues! -- Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada This email may be disturbing to some readers as it contains too much technical detail. Reader discretion is advised. [Data in binary units and prefixes, physical quantities in SI.] -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation:https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: 1 [main] bash 17336 find_fast_cwd: WARNING: Couldn't compute FAST_CWD pointer. Please report this problem to the public mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com
On 4/2/2022 3:37 AM, Backwoods BC wrote: https://cygwin.com/faq.html#faq.using.fixing-find_fast_cwd-warnings I've only been on this list a few months, but I've seen these "find_fast_cwd" questions about twice a month so far. Might I suggest that replacing the "Please report this problem to the public mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com" message in 'bash' with something like: "Please visit https://cygwin.com/faq.html#faq.using.fixing-find_fast_cwd-warnings for help with this issue" This removes the need for an autoresponder and is more helpful at the same time. Users might be reluctant to join the mailing list just to report this and therefore they may waste their time needlessly trying to track down the problem. The message is baked into ancient versions of Cygwin. I believe the page the auto-responder points them to indicates the fact that their version is old and should be updated. This often happens because someone bundled Cygwin with something else and is not updating the Cygwin version. Modern versions no longer generate the message. In sum, the auto-responder is the best thing we can do about it. At least we don't have to have a human respond. Best wishes - Eliot Moss -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation:https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: 1 [main] bash 17336 find_fast_cwd: WARNING: Couldn't compute FAST_CWD pointer. Please report this problem to the public mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com
> https://cygwin.com/faq.html#faq.using.fixing-find_fast_cwd-warnings I've only been on this list a few months, but I've seen these "find_fast_cwd" questions about twice a month so far. Might I suggest that replacing the "Please report this problem to the public mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com" message in 'bash' with something like: "Please visit https://cygwin.com/faq.html#faq.using.fixing-find_fast_cwd-warnings for help with this issue" This removes the need for an autoresponder and is more helpful at the same time. Users might be reluctant to join the mailing list just to report this and therefore they may waste their time needlessly trying to track down the problem. -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation:https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: 1 [main] bash 17336 find_fast_cwd: WARNING: Couldn't compute FAST_CWD pointer. Please report this problem to the public mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com
Voila, thanks! Have a nice weekend ya'all On Sat, Apr 2, 2022 at 8:31 AM wrote: > >Hi there, > > > >I just got that error message, asking me to report it here. > > > 1 [main] bash 17336 find_fast_cwd: WARNING: Couldn't compute > FAST_CWD > >pointer. Please report this problem to the public mailing list > >cygwin@cygwin.com > > >Not sure if it's interesting? > > > >Kind regards, > >James > > > https://cygwin.com/faq.html#faq.using.fixing-find_fast_cwd-warnings > -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation:https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: 1 [main] bash 17336 find_fast_cwd: WARNING: Couldn't compute FAST_CWD pointer. Please report this problem to the public mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com
Never mind I'd say. I got the error when launching C:\Appz\Cygwin\Cygwin.bat Which is just @echo off C: chdir C:\Appz\Cygwin\bin bash --login -i If however I run C:\cygwin64\bin\mintty.exe It works fine. On Sat, Apr 2, 2022 at 8:28 AM James wrote: > Hi there, > > > I just got that error message, asking me to report it here. > > 1 [main] bash 17336 find_fast_cwd: WARNING: Couldn't compute > FAST_CWD pointer. Please report this problem to the public mailing list > cygwin@cygwin.com > > Not sure if it's interesting? > > > Kind regards, > James > -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation:https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: 1 [main] bash 17336 find_fast_cwd: WARNING: Couldn't compute FAST_CWD pointer. Please report this problem to the public mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com
>Hi there, >I just got that error message, asking me to report it here. > 1 [main] bash 17336 find_fast_cwd: WARNING: Couldn't compute FAST_CWD >pointer. Please report this problem to the public mailing list >cygwin@cygwin.com >Not sure if it's interesting? >Kind regards, >James https://cygwin.com/faq.html#faq.using.fixing-find_fast_cwd-warnings -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation:https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
1 [main] bash 17336 find_fast_cwd: WARNING: Couldn't compute FAST_CWD pointer. Please report this problem to the public mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com
Hi there, I just got that error message, asking me to report it here. 1 [main] bash 17336 find_fast_cwd: WARNING: Couldn't compute FAST_CWD pointer. Please report this problem to the public mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Not sure if it's interesting? Kind regards, James -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation:https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: Please report this problem to the public mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com
On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 9:00 PM, Joshua Sokolowski wrote: > Hi guys, > > i don‘t know if you wanted to report me this but if yes please tell me how to > fix it i tried 3 houres… I am tired now ist 3 AM in Germany now…. > ... > > process_begin: CreateProcess(NULL, touch > C:/Users/Joshua/Desktop/Grafikrechner/projects/imageviewer-master/src/versionProvider.cpp, > ...) failed. > 0 [main] [ 11288 find_fast_cwd: WARNING: Couldn't compute FAST_CWD > pointer. Please report this problem to ... https://cygwin.com/faq/faq.html#faq.using.fixing-find_fast_cwd-warnings You should probably report the bug to the originating project so they can fix it once and for all. It is more economical to fix it in one place (at the project) than multiple places (each developer). Jeff -- 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
Please report this problem to the public mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com
Hi guys, i don‘t know if you wanted to report me this but if yes please tell me how to fix it i tried 3 houres… I am tired now ist 3 AM in Germany now…. Kind regard Joshua Sokolowski process_begin: CreateProcess(NULL, touch C:/Users/Joshua/Desktop/Grafikrechner/projects/imageviewer-master/src/versionProvider.cpp, ...) failed. 0 [main] [ 11288 find_fast_cwd: WARNING: Couldn't compute FAST_CWD pointer. Please report this problem to the public mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com process_begin: CreateProcess(NULL, touch C:/Users/Joshua/Desktop/Grafikrechner/projects/imageviewer-master/build/src/versionProvider.cpp, ...) failed. process_begin: CreateProcess(NULL, git log --pretty=format:%aD -1, ...) failed. sh3eb-elf-g++ -MMD -MP -MF C:/Users/Joshua/Desktop/Grafikrechner/projects/imageviewer-master/build/aboutGUI.d -std=c++11 -Os -fno-exceptions -Wall -Winline -flto -mb -m4a-nofpu -mhitachi -nostdlib -IC:/Users/Joshua/Desktop/Grafikrechner/projects/imageviewer-master/build -IC:/Users/Joshua/Desktop/Grafikrechner/include -IC:/Users/Joshua/Desktop/Grafikrechner/projects/imageviewer-master/build/../../libpng-1.6.12/ -IC:/Users/Joshua/Desktop/Grafikrechner/projects/imageviewer-master/build/../../zlib-1.2.8/ -D__GIT_VERSION=\"\" -D__GIT_TIMESTAMP=\"""\" -c C:/Users/Joshua/Desktop/Grafikrechner/projects/imageviewer-master/src/aboutGUI.cpp -o aboutGUI.o make[1]: *** [aboutGUI.o] Error 1 make: *** [build] Error 2 Drücken Sie eine beliebige Taste . . . -- 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
Re: Please report this problem to the public mailing list...
On 1/24/2017 3:27 PM, Brian Inglis wrote: > On 2017-01-24 12:53, Corinna Vinschen wrote: >> On Jan 24 20:50, Corinna Vinschen wrote: >>> On Jan 24 10:32, cyg Simple wrote: >>>> On 1/24/2017 10:21 AM, Nellis, Kenneth (Conduent) wrote: >>>>> We have received several postings of people responding to the >>>>> Cygwin-generated message: WARNING: ... Please report this >>>>> problem to the public mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com. >>>>> I wonder how many places such messages are present in the >>>>> Cygwin code. Just throwing out an idea here to help people help >>>>> themselves... >>>>> Consider all such messages carrying an error code and referred >>>>> to a Cygwin web page that contained links to separate pages for >>>>> each error code, and those pages, then, would contain the >>>>> latest information as to how to recover from the respective >>>>> errors. >>>> Great idea. I can see this >>>>> Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html >>>> being referenced instead of the mail list which the person may >>>> not be subscribed to. Care to present a patch to the web page? >>>> And we need a patch to the text parts of Cygwin to point to the >>>> web page. >>> If somebody cares to write a patch for a new FAQ entry, I change >>> the Cygwin source to point it out. >>> On second thought, Cygwin should probably simple tell the user to >>> update the outdated Cygwin installation instead. >> Oh, wait. The current text already *is*: >> Cygwin WARNING: >> Couldn't compute FAST_CWD pointer. This typically occurs if you're >> using an older Cygwin version on a newer Windows. Please update to >> the latest available Cygwin version from https://cygwin.com/. If the >> problem persists, please see https://cygwin.com/problems.html >> However, this doesn't help with very old and 3PP installations. > > Seems to me most of those messages are generated by third party apps > installing a(n old) version of Cygwin without any update instructions, > or consideration that while *their* app may not need updated when the > system is patched, Cygwin may (*cough* "Windows" BitKeeper *cough*). > Users should be suspicious when a vendor app tells them to report > problems to "some other folks" who are not the vendor: they should > take it as a warning that the vendor disclaims all responsibility > for their own choice of infrastructure, and call up and blast the > vendor's management! ;^> > Maybe the warning should point out the full path to the cygwin1.dll file having the issue? Of course this won't solve prior versions but then we can't do that regardless of the patch. -- cyg Simple -- 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
Re: Please report this problem to the public mailing list...
On 2017-01-24 12:53, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > On Jan 24 20:50, Corinna Vinschen wrote: >> On Jan 24 10:32, cyg Simple wrote: >>> On 1/24/2017 10:21 AM, Nellis, Kenneth (Conduent) wrote: >>>> We have received several postings of people responding to the >>>> Cygwin-generated message: WARNING: ... Please report this >>>> problem to the public mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com. >>>> I wonder how many places such messages are present in the >>>> Cygwin code. Just throwing out an idea here to help people help >>>> themselves... >>>> Consider all such messages carrying an error code and referred >>>> to a Cygwin web page that contained links to separate pages for >>>> each error code, and those pages, then, would contain the >>>> latest information as to how to recover from the respective >>>> errors. >>> Great idea. I can see this >>>> Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html >>> being referenced instead of the mail list which the person may >>> not be subscribed to. Care to present a patch to the web page? >>> And we need a patch to the text parts of Cygwin to point to the >>> web page. >> If somebody cares to write a patch for a new FAQ entry, I change >> the Cygwin source to point it out. >> On second thought, Cygwin should probably simple tell the user to >> update the outdated Cygwin installation instead. > Oh, wait. The current text already *is*: > Cygwin WARNING: > Couldn't compute FAST_CWD pointer. This typically occurs if you're > using an older Cygwin version on a newer Windows. Please update to > the latest available Cygwin version from https://cygwin.com/. If the > problem persists, please see https://cygwin.com/problems.html > However, this doesn't help with very old and 3PP installations. Seems to me most of those messages are generated by third party apps installing a(n old) version of Cygwin without any update instructions, or consideration that while *their* app may not need updated when the system is patched, Cygwin may (*cough* "Windows" BitKeeper *cough*). Users should be suspicious when a vendor app tells them to report problems to "some other folks" who are not the vendor: they should take it as a warning that the vendor disclaims all responsibility for their own choice of infrastructure, and call up and blast the vendor's management! ;^> -- Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada -- 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
Re: Please report this problem to the public mailing list...
On Jan 24 20:50, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > On Jan 24 10:32, cyg Simple wrote: > > On 1/24/2017 10:21 AM, Nellis, Kenneth (Conduent) wrote: > > > We have received several postings of people responding to the > > > Cygwin-generated > > > message: WARNING: ... Please report this problem to the public mailing > > > list > > > cygwin@cygwin.com. > > > > > > I wonder how many places such messages are present in the Cygwin code. > > > > > > Just throwing out an idea here to help people help themselves... > > > > > > Consider all such messages carrying an error code and referred to a > > > Cygwin web > > > page that contained links to separate pages for each error code, and > > > those pages, > > > then, would contain the latest information as to how to recover from the > > > respective errors. > > > > > > > Great idea. I can see this > > > > > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > > > > being referenced instead of the mail list which the person may not be > > subscribed to. Care to present a patch to the web page? And we need a > > patch to the text parts of Cygwin to point to the web page. > > If somebody cares to write a patch for a new FAQ entry, I change the > Cygwin source to point it out. > > On second thought, Cygwin should probably simple tell the user to update > the outdated Cygwin installation instead. Oh, wait. The current text already *is*: Cygwin WARNING: Couldn't compute FAST_CWD pointer. This typically occurs if you're using an older Cygwin version on a newer Windows. Please update to the latest available Cygwin version from https://cygwin.com/. If the problem persists, please see https://cygwin.com/problems.html However, this doesn't help with very old and 3PP installations. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Maintainer cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: Please report this problem to the public mailing list...
On Jan 24 10:32, cyg Simple wrote: > On 1/24/2017 10:21 AM, Nellis, Kenneth (Conduent) wrote: > > We have received several postings of people responding to the > > Cygwin-generated > > message: WARNING: ... Please report this problem to the public mailing list > > cygwin@cygwin.com. > > > > I wonder how many places such messages are present in the Cygwin code. > > > > Just throwing out an idea here to help people help themselves... > > > > Consider all such messages carrying an error code and referred to a Cygwin > > web > > page that contained links to separate pages for each error code, and those > > pages, > > then, would contain the latest information as to how to recover from the > > respective errors. > > > > Great idea. I can see this > > > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > > being referenced instead of the mail list which the person may not be > subscribed to. Care to present a patch to the web page? And we need a > patch to the text parts of Cygwin to point to the web page. If somebody cares to write a patch for a new FAQ entry, I change the Cygwin source to point it out. On second thought, Cygwin should probably simple tell the user to update the outdated Cygwin installation instead. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Maintainer cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: Please report this problem to the public mailing list...
On 1/24/2017 10:21 AM, Nellis, Kenneth (Conduent) wrote: > We have received several postings of people responding to the > Cygwin-generated > message: WARNING: ... Please report this problem to the public mailing list > cygwin@cygwin.com. > > I wonder how many places such messages are present in the Cygwin code. > > Just throwing out an idea here to help people help themselves... > > Consider all such messages carrying an error code and referred to a Cygwin > web > page that contained links to separate pages for each error code, and those > pages, > then, would contain the latest information as to how to recover from the > respective errors. > Great idea. I can see this > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html being referenced instead of the mail list which the person may not be subscribed to. Care to present a patch to the web page? And we need a patch to the text parts of Cygwin to point to the web page. -- cyg Simple -- 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
Please report this problem to the public mailing list...
We have received several postings of people responding to the Cygwin-generated message: WARNING: ... Please report this problem to the public mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com. I wonder how many places such messages are present in the Cygwin code. Just throwing out an idea here to help people help themselves... Consider all such messages carrying an error code and referred to a Cygwin web page that contained links to separate pages for each error code, and those pages, then, would contain the latest information as to how to recover from the respective errors. --Ken Nellis -- 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
Re: WARNING: Couldn't compute FAST_CWD pointer. Please report this problem to the public mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com
On Oct 15 18:43, Alec Taylor wrote: > Good afternoon, > > I've installed the latest Cygwin on the latest Windows (win8 64, dev > preview), with a few tools I use on a regular basis (ping, whois, > wget, curl & many more). > > Unfortunately whenever I open it I get the aforementioned error. > > Same goes for when I try and use the g++ with Netbeans... > > Could you please fix this bug ASAP? Fixed in CVS two days ago. Other than that, we don't support W8 until it will be officially released. Until then, expect broken behaviour. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- 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
WARNING: Couldn't compute FAST_CWD pointer. Please report this problem to the public mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com
Good afternoon, I've installed the latest Cygwin on the latest Windows (win8 64, dev preview), with a few tools I use on a regular basis (ping, whois, wget, curl & many more). Unfortunately whenever I open it I get the aforementioned error. Same goes for when I try and use the g++ with Netbeans... Could you please fix this bug ASAP? Thanks, Alec Taylor -- 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
