Mail Archives: cygwin/2009/02/05/12:25:29
Installation steps:
1) I removed the cygwin directory and all cygwin registry
entries due to previous failed cygwin upgrade attempts.
A description of those irrelevant problems can be found here:
http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2009-02/msg00062.html
2) I downloaded and ran setup version 2.573.2.3.
3) I selected "Install from Internet", All Users/Unix, a
non-default package location, and http://mirrors.kernel.org.
4) I used the default selection of just the Base packages.
5) I was notified of the following missing dependencies:
Package: bzip2
Required by: man
Package: crypt
Required by: coreutils
Package: cygutils
Required by: cygwin-doc
Package: groff
Required by: man
Package: less
Required by: man
Package: libesd-devel
Required by: libesound-devel
Package: libesd0
Required by: libesound0
Package: libfreetype-devel
Required by: libfreetype2-devel
Package: libfreetype6
Required by: libfreetype26
Package: libiconv2
Required by: alternatives, coreutils, grep
Package: libintl3
Required by: alternatives, grep
Package: libintl8
Required by: alternatives, bash, coreutils, findutils, gawk
Package: libpcre0
Required by: grep
Package: libX11_6
Required by: xorg-x11-bin-dlls
6) The check box was left filled in, so these dependent packages
would be installed.
7) I selected the creation of an Icon on the desktop and
the Start Menu.
8) Setup exited normally.
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Steps to repeat the issue:
1) Select menu item Start -> Programs -> Cygwin -> Cygwin Bash Shell
2) The Cygwin Bash Shell window opens with no text displayed.
2) A window pops up with the following text and an OK button:
This application has failed to start because cygreadline6.dll
was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this
problem.
3) After clicking the OK button, Cygwin Bash Shell terminates
abnormally.
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Attempts to fix this problem:
1) Tried to reinstall base system.
2) Could not find cygreadline6.dll in setup Libs category.
3) Problem as described above remains.
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My system runs MS Windows XP with Service Pack 2.
How can I get Cygwin installed such that it works properly?
Thanks!
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