X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:49:49 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: bash: tar: command not found Message-ID: <20070412004949.GA18865@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: <461D6DBB.1000301@cygwin.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.14 (2007-02-12) Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 05:25:08PM -0700, Cheney, Christian wrote: >>>Look in '/etc/postinstall' and see if there are any scripts there >>>that don't end in ".done". >There are none > >>>Also, check '/var/log/setup.log.full' for any messages that would >>>indicate the problem. >I can't see anything. Take a look. > >>>In the worst case, you can try running each of the scripts >>>in '/etc/postinstall' manually. > >$ bash -rcfile tar.sh.done >install-info: menu item `tar' already exists, for file `tar' >install-info: menu item `tar' already exists, for file `tar' > >cheneyc@NW33687L /cygdrive/c/cygwin/etc/postinstall >$ tar >bash: tar: command not found How about running /usr/bin/tar? Sounds like you just don't have the PATH set up correctly? cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/