X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org X-Yahoo-SMTP: Uu383n6swBCEN1G9up0WSnxbvN8fCPmk Message-ID: <4CFDA80E.4060206@cygwin.com> Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:20:46 -0500 From: "Larry Hall \(Cygwin\)" Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.21) Gecko/20090320 Remi/2.0.0.21-1.fc8.remi Lightning/0.9 Thunderbird/2.0.0.21 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Install still fails on win7 (and no tips after 2.5 months?) References:

In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: 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 12/6/2010 9:43 PM, Stig Hackvan wrote: > Why does cygwin not install properly on windows 7 (32 bit)? ...on your machine. It's a fair question. But also one that may require more input and action by you to resolve. I'll offer a couple of pot-shots, in the absence of more details. >> >> On Windows 7 Ultimate, 64bit. ^^^^^ Here it seems like you're pointing at Windows 7 x64. FWIW, I have installed on this platform no problem. Well, of course, I'm not the only one. >> >> For al post-install actions, there are a log entries such as follows: >> >> 2010/09/23 11:21:58 running: C:\cygwin175\bin\bash.exe --norc >> --noprofile /etc/postinstall/000-cygwin-post-install.sh >> 2010/09/23 11:22:06 abnormal exit: exit code=-1073741515 >> 2010/09/23 11:22:06 running: C:\cygwin175\bin\bash.exe --norc >> --noprofile /etc/postinstall/passwd-grp.sh >> 2010/09/23 11:22:07 abnormal exit: exit code=-1073741515 >> 2010/09/23 11:22:07 running: C:\cygwin175\bin\bash.exe --norc >> --noprofile /etc/postinstall/coreutils.sh >> 2010/09/23 11:22:07 abnormal exit: exit code=-1073741515 >> 2010/09/23 11:22:07 running: C:\cygwin175\bin\bash.exe --norc >> --noprofile /etc/postinstall/terminfo.sh >> 2010/09/23 11:22:08 abnormal exit: exit code=-1073741515 >> 2010/09/23 11:22:08 running: C:\cygwin175\bin\bash.exe --norc >> --noprofile /etc/postinstall/bash.sh >> >> And a dialog is posted to the UI, reporting a failure: Don't worry too much about the above complaints. They'll eventually get addressed. There's nothing really new here other than these potential issues are now getting reported. >> "The program can't start because cyggcc_s-1.dll is missing from your >> computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem." >> >> I tried re-install, but to no avail. >> >> Suggestions? > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html That's my best suggestion. Also, what did you reinstall? You're looking for libgcc1. You might want to reboot after for good measure. And then also look for . -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- 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