Andrew, IMO, this discussion belongs on the main Cygwin list. Redirecting.
On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, Andrew Cowan wrote: > Cygwin Installer - 2.4.16 (all packages installed) FYI, this doesn't tell us anything about the installed packages. See <http://cygwin.com/problems.html> for the suggested way to report problems. > gcc version - 3.3.1 > latest wintools installed > > --- > > I searched the mail archives for this specific problem but did not find > anything relevant, if I missed anything please forgive and point out a > reference. > > > make -f client.mk build > > fails with the following output logged: > > make > make[1]: Entering directory `/home/default/mozilla' > /bin/make -C config export > make[2]: Entering directory `/home/default/mozilla/config' > make[3]: Entering directory `/home/default/mozilla/config/mkdepend' > make[3]: Nothing to be done for `export'. > make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/default/mozilla/config/mkdepend' > sh /home/default/mozilla/build/cygwin-wrapper -up /bin/perl > -IC:/WINDOWS/Desktop/Cygwin_Setup/home/default/mozilla/config > C:/WINDOWS/Desktop/Cygwin_Setup/home/default/mozilla/config/bdate.pl > build_number sh /home/default/mozilla/build/cygwin-wrapper > c:/Moztools/bin/nsinstall -m 644 nsBuildID.h ../mozilla-config.h > ../dist/include sh /home/default/mozilla/build/cygwin-wrapper -up /bin/perl > -IC:/WINDOWS/Desktop/Cygwin_Setup/home/default/mozilla/config > C:/WINDOWS/Desktop/Cygwin_Setup/home/default/mozilla/config/build-list.pl > ../dist/include/.headerlist nsBuildID.h ../mozilla-config.h rm -f > ../config/final-link-comps ../config/final-link-libs > ../config/final-link-comp-names rm -f ../dist/bin/chrome/chromelist.txt > sh /home/default/mozilla/build/cygwin-wrapper c:/Moztools/bin/nsinstall -t -m > 644 nsBuildID.h ../mozilla-config.h ../dist/sdk/ make[2]: Leaving directory > `/home/default/mozilla/config' > /bin/make nspr > make[2]: Entering directory `/home/default/mozilla' > /bin/make -C nsprpub > make[3]: Entering directory `/home/default/mozilla/nsprpub' > cd config; /bin/make -j1 export > make[4]: Entering directory `/home/default/mozilla/nsprpub/config' > rm -f > C:/WINDOWS/Desktop/Cygwin_Setup/home/default/mozilla/dist/bin/nspr-config > make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/default/mozilla/nsprpub/config' > cd pr; /bin/make -j1 export > make[4]: Entering directory `/home/default/mozilla/nsprpub/pr' > cd include; /bin/make export > make[5]: Entering directory `/home/default/mozilla/nsprpub/pr/include' > cd md; /bin/make export > make[6]: Entering directory `/home/default/mozilla/nsprpub/pr/include/md' > sh /home/default/mozilla/nsprpub/build/cygwin-wrapper nsinstall -m 444 > /home/default/mozilla/nsprpub/pr/include/md/_win95.cfg > C:/WINDOWS/Desktop/Cygwin_Setup/home/default/mozilla/dist/include/nspr > nsinstall: \home\default\mozilla\nsprpub\pr\include\md\_win95.cfg: No such > file or directory make[6]: *** [export] Error 3 > make[6]: Leaving directory `/home/default/mozilla/nsprpub/pr/include/md' > make[5]: *** [export] Error 2 > make[5]: Leaving directory `/home/default/mozilla/nsprpub/pr/include' > make[4]: *** [export] Error 2 > make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/default/mozilla/nsprpub/pr' > make[3]: *** [export] Error 2 > make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/default/mozilla/nsprpub' > make[2]: *** [nspr] Error 2 > make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/default/mozilla' > make[1]: *** [default] Error 2 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/default/mozilla' > make: *** [build] Error 2 > > I read some other mailing list archives where it was speculated that the > backslahes reported by nsinstall are causing the problem but I have yet to > find a solution. > > Any help would be appreciated! > > Sincerely > A. Cowan Perhaps "man cygpath" will be enlightening. Igor -- http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ |\ _,,,---,,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Igor Pechtchanski, Ph.D. '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! "I have since come to realize that being between your mentor and his route to the bathroom is a major career booster." -- Patrick Naughton