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Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:59:11 +0200
From: Shai <shaibn AT gmail DOT com>
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Subject: Re: path and .exe issue after initial installation
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Could it be that the package/s have been downloaded badly?
I've asked Cygwin to first download without installing the packages to
my local server and only then ran the cygwin installation and asked it
to install from the local downloaded directory.
If a package was broken, would I know about this?

Shai

On Jan 23, 2008 3:12 PM, Dave Korn <dave DOT korn AT artimi DOT com> wrote:
> On 23 January 2008 13:06, Shai wrote:
>
> > when trying
> > to run any command I get a "command not found" type result.
>
> > Now, if I cd /bin and type the command ./ls.exe I get the list of the
> > directory, but if I try something like ./cvs.exe .. I get the bash
> > again. Meaning, no output.
>
> > $ /bin/cvs.exe --help also shows no output and just jumps to the next
> > line in bash.
>
> > Any ideas why this fresh install isn't working as expected?
>
>   Could be an error during install left you with one or more missing files,
> these symptoms are very typical of a missing DLL.  Run "cygcheck /bin/cvs.exe"
> to find out, it'll tell you if anything's missing.  If so, you should be able
> to fix it by just running setup.exe again and clicking 'next' all the way
> through without changing the settings; it'll verify your installation and
> repair/replace anything that's missing.
>
>     cheers,
>       DaveK
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