On 11/21/09, Dave Korn <cyg...@googlemail.com> wrote: > mike marchywka wrote: > >> No, read my posts. I contributed an observation that suggests the >> windoze variables don't handle concurrent updates well. Two threads >> needn't come from same process. > > This is where your misunderstanding comes in. If they aren't from the > same > process, they cannot be updating the same copy of the environment, since > each > process has its own, so there can not possibly be a concurrency issue.
On XP, go to control panel->System->Advanced ->Envireonment Variables. These do no appear to be process specific. These are what I was talking about where I saw garbage, it isn't like I did echo $PATH in a cygwin shell and had junk due windoze media player or something. These weren't even cygwin processes IIRC. > >> Well, again, if the OS has some underlying issue > > It doesn't; you really have misunderstood the situation. > > cheers, > DaveK > > -- > 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 > > -- marchy...@gmail.com Mike Marchywka 586 Saint James Walk Marietta GA 30067-7165 415-264-8477 (w)<- use this 404-788-1216 (C)<- leave message 989-348-4796 (P)<- emergency only marchy...@hotmail.com Note: If I am asking for free stuff, I normally use for hobby/non-profit information but may use in investment forums, public and private. Please indicate any concerns if applicable. Note: hotmail is censoring incoming mail using random criteria beyond my control and often hangs my browser but all my subscriptions are here..., try also marchy...@yahoo.com -- 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