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From: "Gary R. Van Sickle" <g DOT r DOT vansickle AT worldnet DOT att DOT net>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: BUG: alternatives
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 23:34:45 -0600
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More investigation reveals that it's textmode mounts that alternatives
doesn't like, not necessarily (although almost certainly as well as) \r\n
line endings.

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Gary R. Van Sickle
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com 
> [mailto:cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com] On Behalf Of Gary R. Van Sickle
> Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 1:04 AM
> To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: alternatives
> 
> This shouldn't be happening, should it?:
> 
>  $ ls -l /var/lib/alternatives
>  total 2
>  -rwx------+ 1 GaryV None 103 Jul  4 23:15 automake  
> -rwx------+ 1 GaryV None 420 Jul 11 18:07 libpng
> 
>  $ /usr/sbin/alternatives --config libpng  failed to read 
> /var/lib/alternatives/libpng: No error
> 
>  $ /usr/sbin/alternatives --config automake  failed to read 
> /var/lib/alternatives/automake: No error
> 
> This is with snapshot 20051103 21:02:10, but this is the 
> first time I've ever tried to use alternatives, so that could 
> have nothing to do with anything.
> 
> --
> Gary R. Van Sickle
> 
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