[gentoo-misc] Problem executing files on vfat filesystem.

[ddtl <xt...@nm...>]

Hello,

I have a vfat filesystem mounted on /mnt. If I change to that directory and
try to execute any file (using "Right Arrow" when focus is on file),
gentoo freezes, and repeatedly prints out the following message
(if it is run from a terminal emulator):

GLib-WARNING **: g_main_iterate(): main loop already active in another thread

Seems like a bug (also, though gentoo is supposed to show a different
icon for Window's executables than for linux executables, it doesn't do
it - it just uses the same icon for all executables, even those having
.exe extension).


Another thing: when a usual binary file is executed from gentoo, some
just run as though you invoked them without arguments, as they
should, but others do strange things: for example, if I run gentoo
from a terminal emulator (in order to be able to see commands' output)
and then execute 'bash' from withing gentoo - the first execution
spawns a new bash session on a terminal emulator from which gentoo was
ran. Executing bash for the second time puts gentoo into background,
and does something strange with input of xterm: every time you press a
button (when focus is on xterm), you get a message from bash:
"bash: command not found". In order to resolve this, you have to
exit the current bash session (C^D) and then put gentoo back into
foreground. Why does bash behaves so strangely?


And the last question: sometimes, when you execute a pipe, gentoo does
nothing, but sometimes it hangs: for example, in /dev I have a pipe
called 'xconsole' - executing it does nothing, but executing 'gmpdata'
pipe stops gentoo from responding (hangs it).
Why is that so?


ddtl.