Re: Regression: blkid outputs nothing in util-linux 2.40.2-2 and latest cygwin1.dll

Hello Albert,
Some details must be provided before I can investigate.  See below.

On 5/2/2026 2:58 PM, torvendis--- via Cygwin wrote:
> Hello Cygwin team,
> I am reporting a regression regarding the blkid utility from the util- 
> linux package.
> Problem Description
> When running blkid in the latest Cygwin environment, the command 
> produces absolutely no output and exits quietly. This happens even when 
> running the terminal as a built-in Administrator account in Windows. 
> However, running blkid --help works as expected.
> Version Comparison
> 
> * Broken version: util-linux 2.40.2-2 with cygwin1.dll from 2026-01-09.
> * Working version: util-linux (blkid.exe dated 2024-01-24) with 
> cygwin1.dll dated 2024-02-01.
> 
> In the older working environment, blkid successfully prints the list of 
> partitions, UUIDs, and file systems as expected.
> I have attached my cygcheck.out file generated with cygcheck -s -v -r > 
> cygcheck.out to this email for further diagnostic details.

What argument(s) are you handing to blkid when running it?
What does "echo $?" output after blkid finishes?
Thanks,

..mark

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