Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Message-ID: <20000814120646.22370.qmail@web116.yahoomail.com> Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 05:06:46 -0700 (PDT) From: Earnie Boyd Subject: RE: 2nd problem: cygwin and windows 2000 To: Jeff Jensen , "'Consequator'" Cc: cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii If you'd used the setup program /tmp would have already been created. Cheers, Earnie. --- Jeff Jensen wrote: > Hmmm. I guess it ignores those vars; I thought it used them. Try creating > /tmp first. If that doesn't stop the error message, then create a /tmp off > of your cygwin install dir. > > The setup program creates this dir automatically. Did something go wrong in > your install to cause it not to? Maybe you should just clear/uninstall > Cygwin and rerun setup to get it all correct. Maybe there are others issues > you aren't aware of yet (?). > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Consequator [mailto:Conz AT enterthegame DOT com] > Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 6:44 PM > To: Jeff Jensen > Subject: Re: 2nd problem: cygwin and windows 2000 > > > the TMP and TEMP vars for win2k both point at the windows temp directory. > it doesnt make a difference if i change em. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeff Jensen" > To: > Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2000 1:28 AM > Subject: RE: 2nd problem: cygwin and windows 2000 > > > > Look for an environment variable TMP or TEMP, and where it points is where > > it is needed. Usually off of root - /tmp - if the env vars are not found. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com > > [mailto:cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com]On Behalf Of Consequator > > Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 6:13 PM > > To: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com > > Subject: 2nd problem: cygwin and windows 2000 > > > > > > after i switched from win98 to win2k (wich is a tad more stable :) cygwin > > doesn't work anymore. > > > > bash.exe: warning: could not find /tmp, please create! > > BASH.EXE-2.04$ > > > > i know this is a path/variable problem because it puts the root in > > c:\cygwin\bin :) > > but i dont know wich paths to set and wich variables > > previous version installed withouth a glitch before windows decided i was > > bored and should go re-install my computer :| > > > > > > > > -- > > Want to unsubscribe from this list? > > Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com > > > > > > > > -- > > Want to unsubscribe from this list? > > Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com > > > > > > > > -- > Want to unsubscribe from this list? > Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com > ===== --- Earnie Boyd: __Cygwin: POSIX on Windows__ Cygwin Newbies: __Minimalist GNU for Windows__ Mingw32 List: Mingw Home: __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail – Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com