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From:	"Michael Ribbons" <ribbo AT iinet DOT net DOT au>
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Subject:	Re: rm and ln not present during install
Date:	Tue, 10 Jun 2003 15:12:36 +1000
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Actually I did both (download then install).
I might start again with a clean slate tho if McBratney's advice doesn't
help.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Faylor" <cgf-rcm AT cygwin DOT com>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: rm and ln not present during install


> On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 02:34:18PM +1000, Michael Ribbons wrote:
> >Hi, I'm attempting to install cygwin under Windows XP.  I downloaded
> >all of the packages.  When setup gets to the post install scripts, most
> >of the scripts say rm not found ln not found
>
> It sounds like you chose the 'download' option rather than the 'install'
> option when you installed the packages.  You have to actually install
> the files if you want to run them.
>
> If you have actually downloaded the files, rerun setup.exe and choose
> "Install from Local Directory" and you should see some satisfying evidence
> of cygwin being installed.  If not, then try the "Install from Internet"
> option.
>
> cgf
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