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The "ThriftInstallationWin32" page has been changed by TimWilson-Brown. The comment on this change is: Updated notes about fork crash. http://wiki.apache.org/thrift/ThriftInstallationWin32?action=diff&rev1=22&rev2=23 -------------------------------------------------- TODO - diagnose issue further - ==== C++ runtime segfault with cygwin 1.7.5-1, g++-4, fork() and throw ==== + ==== C++ runtime segfault with cygwin 1.7.5-1, g++-4.3.4, fork() and throw ==== If your thrift C++ programs segfault on throw after fork()ing, compile them with g++-3. - More information is available on the cygwin mailing list at http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2010-04/msg00957.html + The issue and patch are described on the Cygwin mailing list at http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2010-05/msg00203.html + + This issue should be fixed in Cygwin versions after 1.7.5-1, or g++ 4.5.0. + == Installation from Source (No Cygwin dependency) == To compile the Thrift generator & runtime libraries (untested) without the cygwin.dll dependency you need to install MinGW (www.mingw.org). In addition you need to add the following entry to your windows PATH variable.
