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Re: problem with git clone on cygwin

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JRJuergen Ruehle <j.ruehle@bmiag.de>
Date
Jan 6, 2007, 21:40 UTC
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Stefan-W. Hahn writes:
 > It seems to be a problem with cygwin.dll prior v1.5.22 and pread(), if
 > using an offset!=0. (I'm running cygwin.dll v1.5.21 build date
 > 2006-07-27 and I can't update because of other compatibility problems).

You should compile a cygwin.dll from 1.5.21 sources with the pread patch applied.

Could you enumerate the other compatability problems?
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Message 2 of 12 in “problem with git clone on cygwin”
  1. Stefan-W. HahnJan 6, 2007
  2. Juergen RuehleJan 6, 2007
  3. Shawn O. PearceJan 7, 2007
  4. Replacing the system call pread() with real mmap().Stefan-W. Hahn, Jan 7, 2007
  5. Shawn O. PearceJan 7, 2007
  6. Stefan-W. HahnJan 7, 2007
  7. Johannes SchindelinJan 7, 2007
  8. Stefan-W. HahnJan 7, 2007
  9. Test for failing pread() on cygwin.Stefan-W. Hahn, Jan 7, 2007
  10. Stefan-W. HahnJan 7, 2007
  11. Juergen RuehleJan 7, 2007
  12. Stefan-W. HahnJan 7, 2007

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