X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org 0EA0A3858C2D DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=cygwin.com; s=default; t=1697982451; bh=Z9pErjt9jZLYY36YF2OskCK+wOuYcOPu8G0o5MwyAeg=; h=Date:Subject:To:References:In-Reply-To:List-Id:List-Unsubscribe: List-Archive:List-Post:List-Help:List-Subscribe:From:Reply-To:Cc: From; b=B99nEKlEXlnUpXGonzmaKcWYYD4B8Oe22TeVyTMILyuASSqnaZmrSGPPZgCVmLnjB LQDWZi51QGupmf6mdCv0y2peR/3XpRDV2DPOiLgZKBTfs7UpmuO82kZKd0RWuxsZX0 vd/nWI493LuhnBbIZJeiObgn7Yow2eCNpBG1jleM= X-Original-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.2 sourceware.org 921133858D37 ARC-Filter: OpenARC Filter v1.0.0 sourceware.org 921133858D37 ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=sourceware.org; s=key; t=1697982437; cv=none; b=ahPK+wZYSjnZY1/3uV4qqy8aaxo+FNZ3JHUTYOHi+0gwP7ZaRwHp45xG5gTeOS5u1Wbm+DcFatI9Ammry488APcNuKCh/H6z95+FVhWTANISYY5cISTULicOinN+GjZNz6agLO833Mtwbe+CVDJ//r7jhaQekJz/thpMhLgcUkE= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=sourceware.org; s=key; t=1697982437; c=relaxed/simple; bh=1fI1BdS41rwz8Tc8HSfHqRx38wy4VH5fKgj9gtSWF3o=; h=DKIM-Signature:Message-ID:Date:MIME-Version:Subject:To:From; b=DlK3jad77U2E3tb1CTpAj/ONN9jObqaig1TjPOt40hhw91/nBGen6Gn+rqWDnDcLuh2i2oHHhamWVqIsI7P65aGlKliBrdIK8hZcS1qDg+ZY18kf9atJUdjrmuncDmtoXwCxZyfjjJPKuLtMxZDeDyoe0hVUq324nelN8jeiOu8= ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; server2.sourceware.org X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.4 cv=AOzxY27A c=1 sm=1 tr=0 ts=653527e2 a=DxHlV3/gbUaP7LOF0QAmaA==:117 a=DxHlV3/gbUaP7LOF0QAmaA==:17 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=X1Qocp3WLYfb8PDYONUA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 Message-ID: Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2023 07:47:14 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: New installation of Cygwin64: xinit.sh exit code 3 Content-Language: en-CA To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: Organization: Inglis In-Reply-To: X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4xfKUry5urYft+oY6/kW1mgOEDt6f1X2LeosIBmrZdVhRPXKWZRFlHjyOOOpn3nL/wsLCz+o+clCRPTkXtWrb3HYIIZjZh3iL+X0Lg20ihegAdzDjPtYjj o6tDDy42JDIb4Me1RWQhyG7+W3wDumBUGaBPL8AId0GoAafbRW+FdJEdpEsYzj9rGUodJb7pwI8iaQ== X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, KAM_NUMSUBJECT, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.30 Precedence: list List-Id: General Cygwin discussions and problem reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , From: Brian Inglis via Cygwin Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Cc: Brian Inglis Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" Errors-To: cygwin-bounces+archive-cygwin=delorie DOT com AT cygwin DOT com Sender: "Cygwin" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from base64 to 8bit by delorie.com id 39MDlV07001560 On 2023-10-21 22:46, Fergus Daly via Cygwin wrote: >>> Should have added: the file /var/log/setup.log shows no detail beyond >>> 2023/10/21 09:29:46 running: G:\console64\bin\bash.exe --norc --noprofile "/etc/postinstall/xinit.sh" >>> 2023/10/21 09:29:49 abnormal exit: exit code=3 >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> >>> I made a new installation of Cygwin 64 on a new USB stick, including the package xinit. >>> (I use setup -P followed by a longish but far from complete list of required packages ..,..,xinit,..,..) >>> At this first use of setup I got a single error message: >>> Package: _/xinit xinit.sh exit code 3 >>> At 2nd and all subsequent uses of setup (i.e. as update) I get the slightly altered error message: >>> Package: _/Unknown package xinit.sh exit code 3 >>> In practice, any usage of xinit (e.g. to launch xterm) seems to work perfectly well, but the repeated >>> error message at any update transaction (including when empty) is disconcerting. >>> I have not tried an explicit command "bash (or dash) /etc/postinstall/xinit.sh" as - even if this worked - >>> I would prefer to canvass opinion on this minor glitch. >>> All the same - the glitch is recent, despite being minor .. .. > >> What filesystem is the drive formatted as: NTFS, ExFAT, FAT32, or other? >> Try rerunning the xinit postinstall script as follows and report the failing >> command(s) and error messages: >> $ CYGWINFORALL=-A /bin/sh -vx /etc/postinstall/xinit.sh > > Thank you! > 1. The identical error msg occurs on all of NTFS, FAT32, exFAT file systems. > 2. The output from your test command is identical on all file systems, > 3. The failing commands are the two separate "case .. mkdir .. mkshortcut" sequences that occur > at the end of the xinit.sh script, with consequent error notification as follows: > > case $(uname -s) in *-WOW*) wow64=" (32-bit)" ;; esac > + case $(uname -s) in > ++ uname -s > /usr/bin/mkdir -p "$(/usr/bin/cygpath $CYGWINFORALL -P)/Cygwin-X${wow64}" > ++ /usr/bin/cygpath -A -P > + /usr/bin/mkdir -p '/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X' > /usr/bin/mkshortcut $CYGWINFORALL -P -w / -i /usr/bin/xwin-xdg-menu.exe -n "Cygwin-X${wow64}/XWin Server" -a "--quote /usr/bin/bash.exe > -l -c \"cd; exec /usr/bin/startxwin\"" /usr/bin/run.exe > + /usr/bin/mkshortcut -A -P -w / -i /usr/bin/xwin-xdg-menu.exe -n 'Cygwin-X/XWin Server' -a '--quote /usr/bin/bash.exe > -l -c "cd; exec /usr/bin/startxwin"' /usr/bin/run.exe > mkshortcut: Saving "/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X/XWin Server.lnk" failed; > does the target directory exist? > > case $(uname -s) in *-WOW*) wow64=" (32-bit)" ;; esac > + case $(uname -s) in > ++ uname -s > /usr/bin/mkdir -p "$(/usr/bin/cygpath $CYGWINFORALL -P)/Cygwin-X${wow64}" > ++ /usr/bin/cygpath -A -P > + /usr/bin/mkdir -p '/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X' > /usr/bin/mkshortcut $CYGWINFORALL -P -w / -i /usr/bin/XWin.exe -n "Cygwin-X${wow64}/User script" -a "--quote /usr/bin/bash.exe > -l -c \"cd; XSESSION_ICON= exec /usr/bin/startx /etc/X11/xinit/Xsession xinit-compat\"" /usr/bin/run.exe > + /usr/bin/mkshortcut -A -P -w / -i /usr/bin/XWin.exe -n 'Cygwin-X/User script' -a '--quote /usr/bin/bash.exe > -l -c "cd; XSESSION_ICON= exec /usr/bin/startx /etc/X11/xinit/Xsession xinit-compat"' /usr/bin/run.exe > mkshortcut: Saving "/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X/User script.lnk" failed; > does the target directory exist? > > When I used Explorer to visit C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Cygwin-X I was told: > "You don't currently have permission to access this folder" > and clicking on Continue to get access I was told: > "You have been denied permission to access this folder" > There was then offered an option to edit Permissions which I didn't feel like pursuing. > > (I am the Administrator on my own standalone Windows machine. The denial of access to Cygwin-X feels odd. > PS I also have Cygwin32 installed and running. I _am_ permitted access to the equivalent folder Cygwin-X (32-bit).) Please try running the following command/s, under Cygwin 32 and 64, and posting the outputs: $ for p in "`cygpath -A -P -U`"{,/Cygwin-X}; do for c in 'lsattr -d' 'ls -dl' getfacl; do $c "$p"; echo; done; icacls "`cygpath -m "$p"`"; done [I just typoed Cygwin 23 and thought - could that be a package of Cygwin, Perl, Python, etc. for DNA analysis? ;^> ] -- Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada La perfection est atteinte Perfection is achieved non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter not when there is no more to add mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retirer but when there is no more to cut -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple