X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.2 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SARE_MSGID_LONG40,SPF_PASS,WEIRD_PORT X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4AD00F44.6060702@cygwin.com> References: <4AD00F44.6060702@cygwin.com> Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:59:43 +0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: fc-cache: failed to write cache From: Steven Woody To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-IsSubscribed: yes 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 Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: > On 10/10/2009 12:26 AM, Steven Woody wrote: >> >> After did some explore on my system, I found a very strange thing: >> the permissions on directory /etc/postinstall and all scripts >> contained in it are no correctly. =A0Below is a piece of it: > > That's not so important. =A0These scripts are invoked directly by the she= ll > and Cygwin knows they are shell scripts by looking at the #! line. =A0So > that's OK. but it is a clue, it's a suspicious. I said, in another installation on another computer, the file permissions are all rwxr-xr-x in this directory. Both are cygwin1.7, using same procedure of installation, why there are differences? > >> I compared to another normally run computer, the scripts in the >> directory should all be rwxr-xr-x for the file owner. >> >> then I tried to rename fontconfig.conf.done to fontconffig.conf and >> change permission for it, but I *can not*, the 'chmod' command takes >> no effect on the file. > > I see. =A0And we're supposed to know what this means by... what? =A0Perha= ps > now would be a good time to review the problem reporting guidelines found > here: Please check out the enclosed cygcheck.log file, there an output after runn= ing: $cygcheck -svr > >> What's wrong with my installation? =A0I was using offline installation, >> and should be no corruption. > > I don't know why an "offline" installation would be more or less > susceptible to "corruption". I mean 'offline' won't be interrupted by network connection problems > > -- > Larry Hall =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0htt= p://www.rfk.com > RFK Partners, Inc. =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0(508) 893-9= 779 - RFK Office > 216 Dalton Rd. =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0(508) 8= 93-9889 - FAX > Holliston, MA 01746 > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > A: Yes. >> Q: Are you sure? >>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? > > -- > Problem reports: =A0 =A0 =A0 http://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 http://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 http://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: =A0 =A0 =A0http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > > --=20 Life is the only flaw in an otherwise perfect nonexistence -- Schopenhauer narke public key at http://subkeys.pgp.net:11371 (narkewoody@gmail.com) -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple