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Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 13:01:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To: Dave Korn <dave DOT korn AT artimi DOT com>
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Subject: RE: coreutils-5.3.0-8: lost *.exe
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On Tue, 12 Jul 2005, Dave Korn wrote:

> ----Original Message----
> >From: fergus
> >Sent: 12 July 2005 17:31
>
> > I have just upgraded to coreutils-5.3.0-8 and I find hat I have lost
> > cp, ls, md5sum executables to name just a few. Windows Explorer shows
> > that these no longer exist in /bin/. Anything I can or should do, or
> > should have done differently?
>
>   Well, I think the first thing you should have done differently is,
> before you even began, asked yourself "Why am I doing this?" (upgrading
> your coreutils, that s).
>
>   Why did you do it?

As if setup leaves you any choice.  <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#WJM>.

FWIW, looks like the coreutils upload didn't get the actual package
tarball -- see <http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2005-07/msg00171.html>.
	Igor
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