Re: cygreadline5.dll redux
On Tue, Feb 19, 2002 at 02:57:43PM -0600, James Garrison wrote: >Christopher Faylor wrote: >>On Tue, Feb 19, 2002 at 11:24:51AM -0600, James Garrison wrote: >> >>Hmm. A mailing list search of the stupid search engine with >>"cygreadline5.dll not found" unearthed this within a few clicks: >> >>http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2002-01/msg01619.html >> >>If this doesn't answer the question, then I don't know what the >>question is. > >Sorry, but I don't usually expect files in installed packages to >simply disappear without warning. What exactly causes files to >disappear such that the FAQ answer is "just reinstall the package"? I'm not sure what this has to do with an inability to find things in the mailing list archives. If someone points you to the archives and the definitive answer from the package maintainer is to reinstall, then reinstall. However, to answer your question, the current version of setup.exe is simple-minded in the way it uninstalls a package prior to installing. If new 'package a' installs foo.dll and old 'package b' no longer contains foo.dll, then setup.exe will happily install 'package a' with it's new foo.dll *but* then uninstall 'package b' (including foo.dll) and reinstall 'package b'. The result is that foo.dll is missing. "We" are working on fixing this in setup.exe but, until then, we'll be answering this indignant question on a weekly basis, it seems. cgf -- 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: cygreadline5.dll redux
Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Tue, Feb 19, 2002 at 11:24:51AM -0600, James Garrison wrote: > > Hmm. A mailing list search of the stupid search engine with > "cygreadline5.dll not found" unearthed this within a few clicks: > > http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2002-01/msg01619.html > > If this doesn't answer the question, then I don't know what the > question is. Sorry, but I don't usually expect files in installed packages to simply disappear without warning. What exactly causes files to disappear such that the FAQ answer is "just reinstall the package"? -- James GarrisonAthens Group, Inc. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]5608 Parkcrest Dr http://www.athensgroup.comAustin, TX 78731 PGP: RSA=0x92E90A3B DH/DSS=0x498D331C (512) 345-0600 x150 -- 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: cygreadline5.dll redux
On Tue, Feb 19, 2002 at 11:24:51AM -0600, James Garrison wrote: >This file appears to be missing. > >Before someone jumps on my case and says "Search the archives" >I'd like to point out that > >a) The archives are highly polluted with messages containing > cygcheck output that lists cygreadline5.dll. A search for > just "cygreadline5.dll" returns hundreds of hits most of which > have nothing to do with the problem. > >b) The archive search engine is too stupid to understand > quoted strings meaning adjacency, so that searching for > 'cygrealine5.dll "not found"' is equivalent to searching > for the individual words. Since 'found' appears in cygcheck > output, this does not reduce the number of hits at all. > >Could someone please either answer the question as to why >some packages still require this library even though it does >not appear to be included in the distribution, and then >add the answer to the FAQ? Hmm. A mailing list search of the stupid search engine with "cygreadline5.dll not found" unearthed this within a few clicks: http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2002-01/msg01619.html If this doesn't answer the question, then I don't know what the question is. cgf -- 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: cygreadline5.dll redux
> b) The archive search engine is too stupid to understand > quoted strings meaning adjacency, so that searching for > 'cygrealine5.dll "not found"' is equivalent to searching > for the individual words. Since 'found' appears in cygcheck > output, this does not reduce the number of hits at all. Try using google to search. It's quite a bit smarter. Rob -- 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: cygreadline5.dll redux
http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2002/msg00011.html http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2002-01/msg00855.html http://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/package-grep.cgi?grep=cygreadline5.dll http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2002-01/msg01619.html http://cygwin.com/faq/faq.html#SEC32 Sigh. --Chuck James Garrison wrote: > This file appears to be missing. > > Before someone jumps on my case and says "Search the archives" > I'd like to point out that > > a) The archives are highly polluted with messages containing >cygcheck output that lists cygreadline5.dll. A search for >just "cygreadline5.dll" returns hundreds of hits most of which >have nothing to do with the problem. > > b) The archive search engine is too stupid to understand >quoted strings meaning adjacency, so that searching for >'cygrealine5.dll "not found"' is equivalent to searching >for the individual words. Since 'found' appears in cygcheck >output, this does not reduce the number of hits at all. > > Could someone please either answer the question as to why > some packages still require this library even though it does > not appear to be included in the distribution, and then > add the answer to the FAQ? > > TIA > -- 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: cygreadline5.dll redux - resolved
I am using the most current installer. However, I just solved the problem by forcing it to reinstall the readline package. For whatever reason, the library was missing even though the installer thought the package was installed. Andrew Markebo wrote: > Just a quick note, which installer did you use.. what I mean is that > the modern setup.exe should include this if it is needed, > > But otoh someone might have forgotten to mention readline in the > config of his package, how have you missed?? > > How I get it.. I run the installer and select it :-) -- James GarrisonAthens Group, Inc. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]5608 Parkcrest Dr http://www.athensgroup.comAustin, TX 78731 PGP: RSA=0x92E90A3B DH/DSS=0x498D331C (512) 345-0600 x150 -- 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/
cygreadline5.dll redux
This file appears to be missing. Before someone jumps on my case and says "Search the archives" I'd like to point out that a) The archives are highly polluted with messages containing cygcheck output that lists cygreadline5.dll. A search for just "cygreadline5.dll" returns hundreds of hits most of which have nothing to do with the problem. b) The archive search engine is too stupid to understand quoted strings meaning adjacency, so that searching for 'cygrealine5.dll "not found"' is equivalent to searching for the individual words. Since 'found' appears in cygcheck output, this does not reduce the number of hits at all. Could someone please either answer the question as to why some packages still require this library even though it does not appear to be included in the distribution, and then add the answer to the FAQ? TIA -- James GarrisonAthens Group, Inc. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]5608 Parkcrest Dr http://www.athensgroup.comAustin, TX 78731 PGP: RSA=0x92E90A3B DH/DSS=0x498D331C (512) 345-0600 x150 -- 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/
