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Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 15:50:27 -0400
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On 5/29/2013 3:18 PM, Paul DOT Nickerson AT desknetinc DOT com wrote:
> cygwin-owner at cygwin dot com wrote on 05/29/2013 12:28:30 PM:
>
>> From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh at cygwin dot com>
>> To: cygwin at cygwin dot com,
>> Date: 05/29/2013 12:29 PM
>> Subject: Re: Postinstall Script Errors With Exit Code 128
>> Sent by: cygwin-owner at cygwin dot com
>>
>> On 5/29/2013 12:04 PM, Paul.Nickerson wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>> I tried each of your suggestions, and they did not help it install. I
> also
>>> tried cygcheck again, and it did not run any better. Any other ideas?
> I'm
>>> at a loss right now.
>>
>> This list has seen the occasional question about AWS and Cygwin in the
> past
>> but AFAIK, no one active on the list is using AWS with Cygwin. My best
>> suggestion at this point is to consult the Amazon folks to get their
>> input. The fact that cygcheck doesn't run to completion really points
> to
>> an issue outside of Cygwin proper, since cygcheck is a vanilla Windows
>> program.
>>
>> --
>> Larry
>
> I tried removing cygwin1.dll from the bin directory and re-running
> cygcheck.exe, and it ran to completion. When I ran it, I got the below
> popup and error, and I have attached the produced output, created with "
> C:\cygwin\bin>cygcheck -s -v -r -h > cygcheck.out 2>&1". I got the error
> after the Path: and before SysDir:.
>
> ---------------------------
> id.exe - Unable To Locate Component
> ---------------------------
> This application has failed to start because cygwin1.dll was not found.
> Re-installing the application may fix this problem.
> ---------------------------
> OK
> ---------------------------
>
> garbled output from 'id' command - no uid= found

Right.  That's expected.

>
> Looking at cygcheck's source, it looks like after displaying "Warning:
> cygwin1.dll not found on your path" or "Warning: There are multiple
> cygwin1.dlls on your path", it runs dump_dodgy_apps() (which gives no
> output when I get cygcheck to run through to completion), and then it runs
> dump_sysinfo_services() (which gives the output "Can't find the cygrunsrv
> utility, skipping services check." when I get cygcheck to run to
> completion). So, I think that one of these functions hangs when
> cygwin1.dll is present. I'm thinking dump_dodgy_apps.

Possibly.  You may have a BLODA problem (http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#BLODA),
whether known or unknown.  If so, getting rid of it will certainly help.

> I tried copying cygcheck.exe to other directories and leaving cygwin1.dll
> in bin, and cygcheck does not hang when run from other directories.

Interesting.  Maybe there's some Windows permission problems in the
directory you were running from?

-- 
Larry

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 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
 >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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