Crash in msys during software build

Discussion in 'Windows Virtual Machine' started by mgertner, Dec 10, 2008.

  1. mgertner

    mgertner Junior Member

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    I am using Parallels to run Windows, on which I develop software under msys (specifically Mozilla-related code). Since updating to Parallels 4.0, I get the following error during my build:

    0 [main] tar 3876 open_stackdumpfile: Dumping stack trace to tar.exe.stackdump
    make[1]: *** [libs] Error 139

    I searched around a bit, and it seems like msys is known to conflict with certain low-level software (specifically there is a known conflict with some Logitech webcam software). See http://readlist.com/lists/lists.sourceforge.net/mingw-msys/0/339.html for one example. I can't be 100% sure that Parallels 4.0 is responsible for the problem, but I went back to an old cloned VM that has always worked and I have the same problem. I am quite confident that the Parallels upgrade is responsible.

    This is a big issue for me since I use my Parallels VM as my only Windows development environment. I would be happy to provide you with any information you might need to reproduce the problem.
     
  2. John@Parallels

    John@Parallels Forum Maven

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    May be you are trying to save project on mac side using shared folders?
    Try to save project to disk c:
     
  3. mgertner

    mgertner Junior Member

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    I placed the entire project on the C drive but I still get the same issue.
     
  4. John@Parallels

    John@Parallels Forum Maven

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    Can you provide me with tools and simple small project to reproduce?
     
  5. mgertner

    mgertner Junior Member

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    I'll let you know if I find a way to reproduce it with a simple makefile or other command.
     

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