Mail Archives: cygwin/2003/08/06/11:46:58
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> From: Larry Hall[SMTP:cygwin-lh AT cygwin DOT com]
> Reply To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Sent: 6. avgust 2003 17:32
> To: David Balazic
> Cc: 'cygwin AT cygwin DOT com'
> Subject: Re: Less fails with link error
>
> David Balazic wrote:
>
> > If I try to run less from bash, I get a dialog saying :
> >
> > less.exe - Entry Point Not Found
> >
> > The procedure entry point __getreent could not be located in the dynamic
> > link library cygwin1.dll.
> >
> > [OK]
>
>
> You've installed some test packages but you're not running the test
??? I just did a simple install of cygwin with setup.exe ( I only changed
the install dir and selected some additional packages to install : less,
zip, unzip
and maybe some other I can't remember right now )
> cygwin package. Rerun setup, make sure you *don't* change the default
> "Curr" to "Exp" and let it install anything it needs to. Try it again.
Just run setup and click on NEXT intul FINISH or should I change some
options.
> >
> > I would give you the "less" version number , but "rpm -q less" gives :
> >
> > $ rpm -qa
> > error: db4 error(13) from dbenv->open: Permission denied
> > error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Permission denied (13)
> > error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
> > no packages
> >
> >
> > Doesn't anything work in cygwin ? :-)
>
>
> No, nothing does. You shouldn't use it. Try Windows apps and O/Ss.
> They _always_ work.
>
Excuse me, but after installing RH linux, less worked, rpm worked, all the
tools
worked, they were not eclipsed by some phantom mount on my rootfs ( see my
other
thread "RE: Directory problems after fresh install of v1.3.22-1" )
> Did you install 'less' via 'rpm'? If you did, you want to inquire at the
I installed less during setup
> site that provided 'less' as an RPM file for assistance. If you did not
> install 'less' via 'rpm', why are you surprised that it's not in the
> RPM DB? BTW, 'cygcheck -c less' always provides package version
> information if you install via setup.exe.
>
I assumed cygwin manages the packages via RPM, I guess I was wrong.
$ cygcheck -c less
Cygwin Package Information
Package Version
less 381-1
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