X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org From: "Dave Korn" To: References: <20071108144558 DOT 5A9B81CE5EE AT ws1-6 DOT us4 DOT outblaze DOT com> Subject: RE: Some programs won't run, no error messages Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 14:50:51 -0000 Message-ID: <020c01c82216$c189af30$2e08a8c0@CAM.ARTIMI.COM> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: <20071108144558.5A9B81CE5EE@ws1-6.us4.outblaze.com> Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com On 08 November 2007 14:46, Andy Lager wrote: > I have an issue with cygwin on my borrowed Windows XP /SP2 laptop. Some > program simply won't run, such as latex and emacs, and no error message is > displayed. Other programs, for instance xclock and pico, work fine. I've > enclosed a commented console printout. > I've spent a few hours searching for hints and solutions, but > the distinct lack of error messages make that so much harder. The only > thing I have is the (see below) 'Exit 53' comment when failing to launch > emacs in the background, which supposedly means "missing dll". Someone had > solved this by installing the libtiff5 package, but I've checked and > already have that. Run cygcheck on the offending exe, and it'll tell you if any required dlls are missing. Also, run "cygcheck -s -v -r > cygcheck.out" and send the resulting file to the list **as an attachment** to your next post. That should give us an overview of the overall state of your cygwin installation. cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today.... -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/