Re: cygwin v2.55.0 test failures

From: Ramsay Jones <ramsay@ramsayjones.plus.com>
Date: Jul 13, 2026, 20:28 UTC
Message-ID: <910f130f-ea0b-4086-a43f-3842b0df0fce@ramsayjones.plus.com>
In-Reply-To: <alTGqS2_RmfGHvfV@pks.im>

On 13/07/2026 12:06 pm, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 10, 2026 at 07:32:23PM +0100, Ramsay Jones wrote:
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> By the way: I was pondering multiple times over whether or not we should
> add Cygwin to our CI matrix. It seems to be sufficiently different from
> both MSYS2 and native Win32 to have its own set of compatibility issues,
> so that could be worth it?

Hmm, I don't know. It is a distinct platform with its own set of peculiar issues. So, it may be worth it. However, I wouldn't want to expend CI resources on a platform which has an unknown user-base. How many cygwin users are there? (it can sometimes feel like there are very many, sometimes maybe just a handful!). ;)

> For the record: I don't really have much of an opinion on this given
> that I tend to not use Windows, except when I (once again) break some
> tests there. Especially the path handling si something that tends to
> cause lots of confusion on my side.

You are not alone!

ATB, Ramsay Jones