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Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 08:39:03 -0500
To: "Huw Dixon" <huwdixon AT hotmail DOT com>, maxb AT ukf DOT net
From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall AT rfk DOT com>
Subject: Re: Problems running makewhatis
Cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
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At 08:15 AM 12/24/2002, Huw Dixon wrote:
>I can run /bin/awk(gawk) from the bash prompt to verify it exists:
>
>$ /bin/awk
>Usage: awk [POSIX or GNU style options] -f progfile [--] file ...
>Usage: awk [POSIX or GNU style options] [--] 'program' file ...
>POSIX options:          GNU long options:
>        -f progfile             --file=progfile
>        -F fs                   --field-separator=fs
>        -v var=val              --assign=var=val
>        -m[fr] val
>        -W compat               --compat
>        -W copyleft             --copyleft
>        -W copyright            --copyright
>        -W dump-variables[=file]        --dump-variables[=file]
>        -W gen-po               --gen-po
>        -W help                 --help
>        -W lint[=fatal]         --lint[=fatal]
>        -W lint-old             --lint-old
>        -W non-decimal-data     --non-decimal-data
>        -W profile[=file]       --profile[=file]
>        -W posix                --posix
>        -W re-interval          --re-interval
>        -W source=program-text  --source=program-text
>        -W traditional          --traditional
>        -W usage                --usage
>        -W version              --version
>
>To report bugs, see node `Bugs' in `gawk.info', which is
>section `Reporting Problems and Bugs' in the printed version.
>
>gawk is a pattern scanning and processing language.
>By default it reads standard input and writes standard output.
>
>Examples:
>        gawk '{ sum += $1 }; END { print sum }' file
>        gawk -F: '{ print $1 }' /etc/passwd
>
>
>>
>>Ok. Have you reinstalled the gawk package, and then checked that /bin/awk
>>actually exists?
>>
>>Max.



OK then.  Assuming you're still interested in someone here trying to help 
you find your installation problem, you'll want to follow my previous 
suggestion that you provide the information requested by 
www.cygwin.com/bugs.html.  Specifically, the output of cygcheck as 
described on this web page will help others get a better understanding
of your installation.



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