From:	dahms AT ifk20 DOT mach DOT uni-karlsruhe DOT de
Subject:	GNU-WIN32: Request for better error message if /tmp is missing
30 Jan 1997 17:27:45 -0800 :
Approved:	cygnus DOT gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com
Distribution:	cygnus
Message-ID:	<009AF28E.CC576B40.8725.cygnus.gnu-win32@ifk20.mach.uni-karlsruhe.de>
Original-To:	kchung AT microunity DOT com
Original-CC:	gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com, dahms AT ifk20 DOT mach DOT uni-karlsruhe DOT de
Original-Sender:	owner-gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com

Hi, you wrote:

: Do you have /tmp in place?  If not, try creating it.  Bash assumes its
: existence.  I think it is a bug to not say
: 
: ./configure:  /tmp: No such file or directory
: 
: instead.

I second this. Exactly what I wanted to say!

BTW, tracing could have helped here to reveal the culprit "/tmp",
but I haven't tried it for this case. Also, those not reading in the FAQ
about /tmp probably don't know how to do this either.


Bye, Heribert (dahms AT ifk20 DOT mach DOT uni-karlsruhe DOT de)
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