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Mention 64-bit Cygwin as another remedy for fork() failures.

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Alexey Sokolov 2016-03-04 19:42:15 +00:00 committed by Corinna Vinschen
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@ -1394,13 +1394,15 @@ such as virtual memory paging and file caching.</para>
<para><itemizedlist> <para><itemizedlist>
<listitem>Restart whatever process is trying (and failing) to use <listitem>Restart whatever process is trying (and failing) to use
<literal>fork()</literal>. Sometimes Windows sets up a process <literal>fork()</literal>. Sometimes Windows sets up a process
environment that is even more hostile to fork() than usual.</listitem> environment that is even more hostile to <literal>fork()</literal> than usual.</listitem>
<listitem>Ensure that you have eliminated (not just disabled) all <listitem>Ensure that you have eliminated (not just disabled) all
software on the <xref linkend="faq.using.bloda"/>. software on the <xref linkend="faq.using.bloda"/>.
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem>Read the 'rebase' package README in <listitem>Read the 'rebase' package README in
<literal>/usr/share/doc/rebase/</literal>, and follow the <literal>/usr/share/doc/rebase/</literal>, and follow the
instructions there to run 'rebaseall'.</listitem> instructions there to run 'rebaseall'.</listitem>
<listitem>Switch from 32-bit Cygwin to 64-bit Cygwin, if your OS and CPU support that.
With the bigger address space <literal>fork()</literal> is less likely to fail.</listitem>
</itemizedlist></para> </itemizedlist></para>
<para>Please note that installing new packages or updating existing <para>Please note that installing new packages or updating existing
ones undoes the effects of rebaseall and often causes fork() failures ones undoes the effects of rebaseall and often causes fork() failures