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Date:	29 Aug 2001 10:17:59 -0700
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Subject:	problems installing perl-5.6.1-2

When I attempt to update perl via cygwin's setup.exe,
I get a series of dialog boxes like "unable to write to file d:/cygwin/lib/perl5/5.6.1/Getopt/Long.pm". There are several of these under /lib/perl5, and also some under /bin, like /bin/pod2man, etc.

I then used setup.exe to uninstall perl, and tried the install again. I still get these messages. Closer investigation shows that uninstall does not delete perl stuff in /bin/ and in /lib/perl5  -- should it?

relevant portion of setup.log is as follows:
2001/08/29 12:51:38 Starting cygwin install, version 2.78.2.9
Current Directory: C:\WINNT\Profiles\dcarter\Desktop
source: network install
Selected local directory: C:\WINNT\Profiles\dcarter\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
root: d:\cygwin binary system
net: Direct
site: http://mirrors.rcn.net/pub/sourceware/cygwin
Downloaded contrib/perl/perl-5.6.1-2.tar.bz2
Installing...contrib/perl/perl-5.6.1-2.tar.bz2
Unable to install file d:/cygwin/bin/pod2man
Unable to install file d:/cygwin/bin/pod2text
Unable to install file d:/cygwin/lib/perl5/5.6.1/auto/Getopt/Long/autosplit.ix
Unable to install file d:/cygwin/lib/perl5/5.6.1/auto/Getopt/Long/config.al
Unable to install file d:/cygwin/lib/perl5/5.6.1/auto/Getopt/Long/Configure.al
Unable to install file d:/cygwin/lib/perl5/5.6.1/auto/Getopt/Long/Croak.al
Unable to install file d:/cygwin/lib/perl5/5.6.1/auto/Getopt/Long/FindOption.al
Unable to install file d:/cygwin/lib/perl5/5.6.1/auto/Getopt/Long/GetOptions.al
Unable to install file d:/cygwin/lib/perl5/5.6.1/Getopt/Long.pm
Unable to install file d:/cygwin/lib/perl5/5.6.1/Pod/Man.pm
Unable to install file d:/cygwin/lib/perl5/5.6.1/Pod/Text/Color.pm
Unable to install file d:/cygwin/lib/perl5/5.6.1/Pod/Text/Overstrike.pm
Unable to install file d:/cygwin/lib/perl5/5.6.1/Pod/Text/Termcap.pm
Unable to install file d:/cygwin/lib/perl5/5.6.1/Pod/Text.pm
Unable to install file d:/cygwin/lib/perl5/5.6.1/Test/Harness.pm
Unable to install file d:/cygwin/lib/perl5/5.6.1/Test.pm
Unable to install file d:/cygwin/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/MD5.pm
mbox note: Installation incomplete.  Check /setup.log.full for details
2001/08/29 13:15:18 Ending cygwin install


I will try the obvious - uninstall perl via setup.exe, manually delete the things it leaves behind, and then run install.

Any ideas as to why this is happening?

Thanks,
David Carter
david AT carter DOT net

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