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Subject: RE: why w32api-1.2-1 is broken in setup 2.194.2.15
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Thanks David, that should help.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Starks-Browning [mailto:starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk] 
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 10:41 AM
> To: cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: why w32api-1.2-1 is broken in setup 2.194.2.15
> 
> 
> I think I know why w32api-1.2-1 is broken in setup 
> 2.194.2.15.  That is, I don't know what bug to fix in setup, 
> but I know what's unique about w32api-1.2-1.tar that is 
> causing problems.  The paths are of the form "./usr/lib/..." 
> instead of "usr/lib/...".  That extra "./" shouldn't matter 
> but it causes the problem.
> 
> Here is part of "tar jtvf w32api-1.2-1.tar.bz2":
> 
> ...
> drwxr-xr-x BoydE/Administrators      0 2001-12-07 14:51:10 ./usr/lib/
> drwxr-xr-x BoydE/Administrators      0 2001-12-07 14:51:13 
> ./usr/lib/w32api/
> -rw-r--r-- BoydE/Administrators 408608 2001-12-07 14:51:10 
> ./usr/lib/w32api/libadvapi32.a
> -rw-r--r-- BoydE/Administrators   4254 2001-12-07 14:51:10 
> ./usr/lib/w32api/libcap.a
> ...
> 
> If it's re-packaged like this:
> 
> ...
> drwxr-xr-x BoydE/Administrators      0 2001-12-07 14:51:10 usr/lib/
> drwxr-xr-x BoydE/Administrators      0 2001-12-07 14:51:13 
> usr/lib/w32api/
> -rw-r--r-- BoydE/Administrators 408608 2001-12-07 14:51:10 
> usr/lib/w32api/libadvapi32.a
> -rw-r--r-- BoydE/Administrators   4254 2001-12-07 14:51:10 
> usr/lib/w32api/libcap.a
> ...
> 
> (without the leading "./") then setup 2.194.2.15 installs it 
> properly.  At least, that does it for me.
> 
> Perhaps someone (Earnie?) with quick access to 
> cygwin/latest/w32api on sources.redhat.com could repack these 
> archives in time for mirrors to get them tonight?  I guess 
> they should be 1.2-2?
> 
> I'm in the process of downloading all cygwin packages to 
> check for others with this packaging style.  But someone with 
> access to an existing mirror could do this more easily.  I 
> will probably fall asleep before my download finishes.  
> Assuming I have enough disk space...
> 
> Sweet dreams.
> 
> David
> 
>