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Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 15:47:20 -0800 (PST)
From: Sam Vaughan <sam AT vaughantech DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: bug? cp and coreutils-5.2.1-2
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On Wed, 22 Dec 2004, Raye Raskin wrote:

>>> Just updated my Cygwin. If I use cp to copy a file, in this case an 
>>> executable, I get "This program cannot be run in DOS mode" when I try to 
>>> run the copied file.
>>> 
>>> The copied file also now differs from the original.
>>> 
>>> $ ls -l /bin/sum.exe
>>> -rwxr-x---+ 1 sam Users 26624 Dec 21 02:32 /bin/sum.exe
>>> 
>>> $ cp /bin/sum.exe copysum.exe
>>> 
>>> $ ls -l copysum.exe
>>> -rwxr-x---  1 sam None 26713 Dec 22 14:35 copysum.exe
>>> 
>>> $ cmp /bin/sum.exe copysum.exe
>>> /bin/sum.exe copysum.exe differ: char 119, line 1
>>> 
>>> $ ./copysum.exe
>>> This program cannot be run in DOS mode.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Anybody else experiencing this? I have tested this out on three different 
>>> computers that have been updated today, all produce the same results. On a 
>>> box thats running the older cygwin, cp copies the files exactly and I have 
>>> no trouble running them.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Sam
>>

UPDATE:

I reinstalled coreutils via setup, and I checked Default text file type as 
'Unix' and now the behavoir is correct.  'DOS' was the default I selected 
when I installed Cygwin initially.

Reinstalling coreutils with 'DOS' set as default file type,  brings back 
the behavior and I cannot run the copied file.


Sam


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