missing awk.exe and gawk.exe in Cygwin download
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 Documentation - Technical Writer Insightful Corp. 1700 Westlake Ave N #500 Seattle, WA 98109 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (206)283-8802 x302 (206)283-8691 fax -- 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/
RE: missing awk.exe and gawk.exe in Cygwin download
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/
RE: missing awk.exe and gawk.exe in Cygwin download
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/
RE: missing awk.exe and gawk.exe in Cygwin download
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
