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Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:30:31 -0400
From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Help with using Bash / GCC installed but command not found
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MattyTheG wrote:
> Hello, I have been using Cygwin for about a year now, with no problems. Until
> one day I loaded it up and instead of the usual interface I had, it just
> said bash-3.2$, no username, or directory or anything, and none of the unix
> commands work.
> 
> Anyway, I reinstalled Cygwin, and after editing my PATH variable, I still
> have the bash-3.2$, but ls and other unix commands work. However, gcc, g++
> and other packages I installed do not work. I made sure that gcc.exe was
> found, as well as g++.exe and the other packages I installed. Xemacs load,
> but it provides a warning asking if it is "in a strange place?" Does anyone
> know how I can get my packages to work?
> 
> Also, if anyone could tell me how to get the other interface back,
> user AT computer_name, and having the directory I am in as the command prompt,
> like C:\cygwin > , that would be great. Thanks in advance.

You've given us a vague idea of the problems you're seeing but very little
in the way of specifics.  I recommend reading the problem reporting
guidelines found here <http://cygwin.com/problems.html>.

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