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Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 11:55:55 -0500
To: Jonathan Hudgins <jhudgins@agames.com>, cygwin@cygwin.com
From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall@rfk.com>
Subject: Re: cygwin bash #! error: bad interpreter
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At 11:24 AM 11/6/2001, Jonathan Hudgins wrote:
>I am creating some scripts and I get the following error:
>         bad interpreter: no such file or directory
>
>Most machines that have cygwin installed work fine.  But one machine reports
>this error when I use:
>#!bash
>   OR
>#!perl
>
>BUT the error disappears when I use:
>#!/usr/bin/perl
>#!/usr/bin/bash
>
>And to confuse the matter even more, if I do (on the violating machine):
>which perl
>   OR
>which bash
>
>I get:
>/usr/bin/perl
>   OR
>/usr/bin/bash
>
>I have reinstalled cygwin several times and looked for anything in the setup or
>configuration that might cause such a problem, but I have had no luck.
>
>ALSO suspect: when i do "vi script" from cygwin I see ^M's at the end of lines. 
>I don't get the same problem on other machines with cygwin.  I did remove the ^M
>and still had the same problem with my script.
>
>ALSO after seeing an email on this same subject I deleted the regestration keys:
>HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Cygnus Solutions
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Cygnus Solutions
>AND then reinstalled.
>WHICH STILL DIDN'T work.
>
>Is it possible that I am using a bad setup.exe?
>I have reinstalled from a local drive (with packages downloaded in October
>2001).
>
>ANY IDEAS?


Yes.  You're using a bad form.  Use "#!/bin/bash" or "#!/bin/perl".  This
is (de facto?) standard so you won't see problems if you've installed 
correctly.  Alternatively, you can put the path to bash in your path.
This is very likely the problem you're seeing.  If bash is in your path, 
your #!bash will work.  I don't recommend this as the solution however.


Larry Hall                              lhall@rfk.com
RFK Partners, Inc.                      http://www.rfk.com
118 Washington Street                   (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office
Holliston, MA 01746                     (508) 893-9889 - FAX


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