X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 18:52:41 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: mkpasswd (434): [31] A device attached to the system is not functioning. Message-ID: <20100807225241.GA2312@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <4C527BD1 DOT 50707 AT tlinx DOT org> <4C52D4A4 DOT 1030002 AT cygwin DOT com> <4C575282 DOT 6090805 AT tlinx DOT org> <4C563F26 DOT 8050706 AT cygwin DOT com> <4C5DC614 DOT 7040105 AT tlinx DOT org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4C5DC614.7040105@tlinx.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) 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 Sat, Aug 07, 2010 at 01:46:12PM -0700, Linda Walsh wrote: >Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: >> >> It's possible, sure. I expect it's pretty obvious where you might want to >> make such a change in mkpasswd.c if you're so inclined. > >Inclined is FAR from the issue. > >I've tried to build cygwin at least 3 times and never been able to get >it to make. It's a non-starter. There are no build instructions >laying out what is needed to build it. There seems to be some >presumption about what I have in my environment, that just isn't so. I >mentioned it each time, but received no response -- as though I'm just >expected to know -- which is the same problem -- assumption of some >environment that I don't have. You keep mentioning this as if you're expecting a response which will provide you with pinpoint instructions to deal with your situation without the requirement of providing little things like error messages. "Non-starter" is not a bug report. We do have a FAQ about building Cygwin so if it is not complete then what you *should* be doing is offering suggestions about what is missing rather than just repeated fact-free "I can't build it" complaintes here. cgf -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple