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Date:	Thu, 20 Sep 2001 07:34:22 +0100
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From:	David Starks-Browning <starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk>
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To:	"Lehr, Matt (GEA, 510425)" <MATT DOT LEHR AT APPL DOT GE DOT COM>
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Subject:	RE: Cygwin Perl system() Invokes exec() Directly?
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On Wednesday 19 Sep 01, Lehr, Matt (GEA, 510425) writes:
> 	It turns out your suspicions about configuration were correct:  I'm
> trying to keep a minimal installation here and it turns out that none of the
> packages I've installed contain the Bourne shell.  I've worked around the
> problem via "ln -s /bin/bash /bin/sh"...

Or you could *solve* the problem by installing ash.  See the entry
"What packages should I download?" in the FAQ.

David


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