Excellent. Makes perfect sense. Thanks again for your patience. > -----Original Message----- > From: Igor Pechtchanski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 4:21 PM > To: Leonard Kannapell > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: missing awk.exe and gawk.exe in Cygwin download > > > Leonard, > > Try switching the View to Full, which will show the packages sorted > alphabetically. You can find out which category it's in from > there (as > well as select it for install). > Igor > > On Fri, 27 Sep 2002, Leonard Kannapell wrote: > > > Thanks for clearing up the misconception, Igor. I looked under the > > Cygwin packages and found gawk, but when I go back to > "Install Now!", I > > don't see where I can select "gawk" under Categories (which includes > > Admin*Default, Archive*Default, Base*Default, etc.) - which category > > would gawk be in? > > > > Thanks, Len > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Igor Pechtchanski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 3:43 PM > > > To: Leonard Kannapell > > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: missing awk.exe and gawk.exe in Cygwin download > > > > > > > > > Just to correct a misconception for the archives: you > > > download packages > > > using setup.exe. You go to the Cygwin Package Search > page to find out > > > which package contains the file or program you need. > > > > > > So, the correct procedure to install a file you're missing is: > > > > > > 1) Go to http://cygwin.com/packages/ to find out which > > > package contains a > > > particular program or file. > > > > > > 2) Run an existing setup.exe that you have on your system and > > > select that > > > package for installation. > > > > > > 3) If you want the latest setup.exe (usually unnecessary > unless you're > > > notified by setup that a newer version is available), click on the > > > "Install now" link on the main Cygwin page, > http://cygwin.com/ , to > > > download it, and then repeat step 2. > > > Igor > > > > > > On Fri, 27 Sep 2002, Leonard Kannapell wrote: > > > > > > > Thanks, Igor. I did go to the aforementioned Web site and > > > searched on > > > > "bin/awk," and it didn't specify any download directory. > > > However, I did > > > > go to http://www.redhat.com/download/cygwin.html and > > > clicked "Download > > > > Now!" and somehow the gawk package was included in the > > > download, and I > > > > now have awk.exe and gawk.exe included in my cygwin/bin > directory. > > > > > > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > > > > > -Len > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Igor Pechtchanski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 3:05 PM > > > > > To: Leonard Kannapell > > > > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: Re: missing awk.exe and gawk.exe in Cygwin download > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Go to http://cygwin.com/packages/ and search for "bin/gawk". > > > > > In short, gawk is in a separate package, and you > probably haven't > > > > > downloaded it. If you direct the users to download cygwin, > > > > > you may also > > > > > want to give them a list of packages they need for your > > > applications. > > > > > Igor > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 27 Sep 2002, Leonard Kannapell wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Cygwin users, > > > > > > > > > > > > An older download for Windows included awk.exe and > > > gawk.exe in the > > > > > > cygwin/bin directory. I downloaded a recent version > > > (1.3.12-2) that > > > > > > apparently doesn't include these files, so running the > > > > > cygwin utility > > > > > > doesn't seem to work. > > > > > > > > > > > > Two questions: > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. Was this intentional or is it just a mistake on my > > > behalf when > > > > > > downloading? > > > > > > > > > > > > 2. If it is intentional, where can I download awk.exe and > > > > > gawk.exe (and > > > > > > other necessary files) to make cygwin functional? > > > > > > > > > > > > We direct users to your site to download Cygwin, and > > > the users will > > > > > > likely be confused if the installation is incomplete. > > > > > Thanks for your > > > > > > time. > > > > > > > > > > > > Len Kannapell > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ > > > > > |\ _,,,---,,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Igor Pechtchanski > > > > > '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a > JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! > > > > > > > > > > "Water molecules expand as they grow warmer" (C) Popular > > > > > Science, Oct'02, p.51 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > > > > Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html > > > > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > > > > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ > > > |\ _,,,---,,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Igor Pechtchanski > > > '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! > > > > > > "Water molecules expand as they grow warmer" (C) Popular > > > Science, Oct'02, p.51 > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > > Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html > > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > > > > > -- > http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ > |\ _,,,---,,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Igor Pechtchanski > '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! > > "Water molecules expand as they grow warmer" (C) Popular > Science, Oct'02, p.51 > > >
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