Mailing-List: contact cygwin-apps-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Sender: cygwin-apps-owner AT cygwin DOT com List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Mail-Followup-To: cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com Message-ID: <036101c1d13c$c74d0100$5b46fea9@mchasecompaq> From: "Michael A Chase" To: "David Starks-Browning" , References: <6835-Thu21Mar2002234111+0000-starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk> Subject: Re: why w32api-1.2-1 is broken in setup 2.194.2.15 Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 16:59:06 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Starks-Browning" To: Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 15:41 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. > > . . . > (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... I've installed all packages except postgres. The only packages I have with the leading './' are opengl and w32api. -- Mac :}) ** I normally forward private questions to the appropriate mail list. ** Ask Smarter: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Give a hobbit a fish and he eats fish for a day. Give a hobbit a ring and he eats fish for an age.