Re: Problem with makewhatis

At 09:23 AM 2/1/2003 +0100, Bernadette et Luc Henninger wrote: Hello, I have problem with "makewhatis" that may be related to "sh": $ /usr/sbin/makewhatis -v -u /usr/sbin/makewhatis: cannot create /dev/stderr: directory nonexistent $ bash /usr/sbin/makewhatis -v -u about to enter /usr/man $ cy

Meet Cyppy...

Please introduce yourself to Cyppy..You'll find him attached (Don't negelct him he need's attention at the moment ;-) I only spent ten minutes on this so it's by no means good...Do any of the redhat/cygwin people, or anyone have a larger cygwin logo? Regards, Elfyn McBratney [EMAIL PROTECTED] w

Re: [RFC]: Meet Cyppy, the irritating Cygwin mascot!

> Ah yes, playing the fiddle as Rome burns. It does have a certain appeal to it > sometimes, doesn't it? LOL!!! Regards, Elfyn McBratney [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.exposure.org.uk -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.htm

RE: [RFC]: Meet Cyppy, the irritating Cygwin mascot!

[snip] > > Oh, I see you're from the same great country as Tony "The Tiger" Blair! > That's > > different! > > Well we know him here under a different name, an expletive I shall not say > on the site but rhymes with war raving banker ;-) The "w" word is considered potty-mouth in the UK? Hmm, I gu

Re: [RFC]: Meet Cyppy, the irritating Cygwin mascot!

On Sat, 1 Feb 2003, Gary R. Van Sickle wrote: > I hereby formally propose the character shown in the attached image, known only > as "Cyppy", for the honor of "Official Cygwin Mascot". As an alternate name, Chyppy? > "Cyggy" may also work, but I'm partial to "Cyppy" for some reason. Zyggy? --

RE: [RFC]: Meet Cyppy, the irritating Cygwin mascot!

> Fellow Humorists, > > I'm sure this all would make me laugh, but your timing is bad. "Timing is bad" as in APHC is so much better we can't compete? Mmmm, to each his own I guess. Or are you alluding to the Columbia disaster? > I'm > listening to A Prairie Home Companion's Annual Joke Show > (

installing pinfo

Howdy all! I downloaded pinfo recently because I have heard it is a better help program than man. I ran the cygwin setup program, selected pinfo and thought it ran through ok. However, when I type "pinfo", the command is not known: $ pinfo bash: pinfo: command not found $ I went and had a loo

Re: [RFC]: Meet Cyppy, the irritating Cygwin mascot!

> > > > Thats weird...I was thinking about this this morning and thought Cyggy (for > > Cygwin) may come accross as the name for a cigarette manufactuor. I do like > > the Cyppy name tho ;-) > > > > Ah, I hadn't even thought of that, good point. Yeah, we'd probably not want > Cyppy to be mistaken

RE: [RFC]: Meet Cyppy, the irritating Cygwin mascot!

> > Thats weird...I was thinking about this this morning and thought Cyggy (for > Cygwin) may come accross as the name for a cigarette manufactuor. I do like > the Cyppy name tho ;-) > Ah, I hadn't even thought of that, good point. Yeah, we'd probably not want Cyppy to be mistaken for the mascot

RE: [RFC]: Meet Cyppy, the irritating Cygwin mascot!

Fellow Humorists, I'm sure this all would make me laugh, but your timing is bad. I'm listening to A Prairie Home Companion's Annual Joke Show (), and they've got some really good ones. Catch it if you can. Randall Schulz At 19:32 2003-02-01, Gary R. Van Sickle wrote: > >

RE: [RFC]: Meet Cyppy, the irritating Cygwin mascot!

> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf > > > > I hereby formally propose the character shown in the attached > > image, known only > > as "Cyppy", for the honor of "Official Cygwin Mascot". As an > > alternate name, > > "Cyggy" may also work, but I'm partial to "Cyppy" for

Re: [RFC]: Meet Cyppy, the irritating Cygwin mascot!

> I hereby formally propose the character shown in the attached image, known only > as "Cyppy", for the honor of "Official Cygwin Mascot". As an alternate name, > "Cyggy" may also work, but I'm partial to "Cyppy" for some reason. > > "Hi!I'm Cyppy, the irritating Cygwin mascot! It > looks li

Re: [RFC]: Meet Cyppy, the irritating Cygwin mascot!

On Sun, 2003-02-02 at 14:10, Gary R. Van Sickle wrote: > I hereby formally propose the character shown in the attached image, known only > as "Cyppy", for the honor of "Official Cygwin Mascot". As an alternate name, > "Cyggy" may also work, but I'm partial to "Cyppy" for some reason. Sick man, si

[RFC]: Meet Cyppy, the irritating Cygwin mascot!

I hereby formally propose the character shown in the attached image, known only as "Cyppy", for the honor of "Official Cygwin Mascot". As an alternate name, "Cyggy" may also work, but I'm partial to "Cyppy" for some reason. "Hi!I'm Cyppy, the irritating Cygwin mascot!It looks like you're

Updated: tcltk-20030128-3

I've made a new version of tcltk available for downloading. This version has generic symbolic links for version specific tcl/tk entities like tclsh84.exe and libtcl84.a. So there is a 'tclsh' file which is linked to 'tclsh84'. I have not created symbolic links for the dlls for hopefully obvious

buffer anomolies - emacs X11-21.12 vs. cvs

Howdy, Background on the issue - I use X11 emacs in conjunction with cvs to keep my work project files synchronized between my w2k laptop and my aix cvs server and aix build machines, This was working just peachy, much more lightweight than cmvc. Discovered pcl-cvs, and am using to keep the

Re: missing make

> Hi, I need to install CygWin on my pc (running windows 98) but I know > almost nothing of itI've just tried to install all the packages I don't > know why but the file make.exe is missing in my bin directorywhy? what > happened? Not too sure :| For starters, just incase, run these tw

Re: cross compiling

> If you type "How to build a cross compiler on cygwin 1.3.19 Sunday or > Monday after 3PM if it isn't snowing" you aren't going to get many hits. > > General searches work best. Then you refine from there. > > cgf, fish teacher And http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF

RE: [Setup PATCH] Add Clippy to Cygwin Setup (Was: Re: Clippy Sightings in Cygwinland?)

[snip] > > BAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHHAA!! > > > > Oh mercy! Maybe we use that as the icon, and, to try to avoid legal > > entangements, a bitmap of ASCII-Clippy in the currently-empty box area! > > > > (I got him from a printscreen. AND THEN I COULDN'T GET RID OF

Re: cross compiling

On Sun, Feb 02, 2003 at 01:43:59AM -, Elfyn McBratney wrote: >> maybe cgf wants to share a bit of his wisdom? :) > >I dowt that ;-) You don't need me. I typed "how to build a cross compiler" in google and got plenty of hits. As usual, I think people think too literally when they type in goog

Re: cross compiling

> yup that's what i want to do. however i'm not very experienced (not at > all) with building cross compilers. i've tried to build binutils and gcc > with target=i586-cygwin-pc but both failed on me. > i've googled around for a more detailed howto than the one i've found > which was quite outdated

RE: [Setup PATCH] Add Clippy to Cygwin Setup (Was: Re: ClippySightings in Cygwinland?)

On Sat, 1 Feb 2003, Gary R. Van Sickle wrote: > [snip] > > > (And somebody damn well better be incapacitated with laughter right > > now, because > > > I busted my KIESTER typing all that in.) > > > > Gary, you may be more right than you know. ;-) > > Igor > > (And somebody damn well better

Re: cross compiling

Elfyn McBratney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Im pretty sure, it makes sense to me and kinda confirmed in the mknetrel > script, that Chris (cgf) uses cross gcc, binutils and maybe more that are > targetted for i{3,4,5,6?}86-pc-cygwin... So you'd need to compile at very > least a cross-compiler for

Re: cross compiling

On Sun, Feb 02, 2003 at 12:21:22AM -, Elfyn McBratney wrote: >Sorry, could not be arsed to reformat this... :-) > >Im pretty sure, it makes sense to me and kinda confirmed in the mknetrel >script, that Chris (cgf) uses cross gcc, binutils and maybe more that are >targetted for i{3,4,5,6?}86-pc-

Re: missing make

> Hi, I need to install CygWin on my pc (running windows 98) but I know > almost nothing of itI've just tried to install all the packages I don't > know why but the file make.exe is missing in my bin directorywhy? what > happened? Not too sure :| For starters, just incase, run these tw

missing make

Hi, I need to install CygWin on my pc (running windows 98) but I know almost nothing of itI've just tried to install all the packages I don't know why but the file make.exe is missing in my bin directorywhy? what happened? thanx a lot mibrah -- Unsubscribe info: http:

RE: [Setup PATCH] Add Clippy to cygwin Setup (Was: Re: Clippy Sightings in cygwinland?)

[snip] > >Gary, you may be more right than you know. ;-) > > Igor > >(And somebody damn well better be incapacitated with laughter right now, > >because I busted my KIESTER finding the exact image Gary used for his > >ASCII art.) > > LOL. > > You know, if you glued some fur on that you might

Re: Setup hangs repetedly

FWIW, some time ago I thought that setup was hanging regularly while doing 'Install from a local directory' when the directory was on a network share. Then on one occasion I started one such install and got sidetracked for about 5 hrs. When I returned to check on this install I found that it actu

RE: [Setup PATCH] Add Clippy to Cygwin Setup (Was: Re: Clippy Sightings in Cygwinland?)

[snip] > > (And somebody damn well better be incapacitated with laughter right > now, because > > I busted my KIESTER typing all that in.) > > Gary, you may be more right than you know. ;-) > Igor > (And somebody damn well better be incapacitated with laughter right now, > because I busted my

RE: Setup hangs repetedly

> Oh, Chris, > > Face it. The whole concept of software is pre-alpha and definitely not > for the faint of heart. But just imagine the songs and epic poems that > will be written to honor us, the brave pioneers of these first, > archaic, nay even dangerous computers. Will anybody remember the > cow

Re: cross compiling

Sorry, could not be arsed to reformat this... :-) Im pretty sure, it makes sense to me and kinda confirmed in the mknetrel script, that Chris (cgf) uses cross gcc, binutils and maybe more that are targetted for i{3,4,5,6?}86-pc-cygwin... So you'd need to compile at very least a cross-compiler for

Re: Setup hangs repetedly

Wayne, Now, now. It's true Cygwin has improved immensely in the past six years or so, but it was useful even back then. I started using it in 1997 (beginning about a week after I first had to use Windows for development) and it was indispensable, even if not entirely mature. I tried MKS, but e

Re: cross compiling

Do I understand correctly that you want to compile (on a linux machine) a program that makes use of the Cygwin API's, and which will be run on a windows machine?  A true "cross compile?" David On Sat, 2003-02-01 at 07:55, thomas wrote: hi, i want to compile cygwin apps in linux. i've searc

Re: Setup hangs repetedly

>This is probably why most experienced users recommend using one of the >"beta" releases, in particular b19. There are no problems using >setup.exe in that version (such as not being able to resize the >window...) As someone who goes back to the Bx days (maybe I should call that the Bs days), I t

Re: bash lockup

At 01:41 AM 2/1/2003, Sean McBride wrote: >I thank all of you who comented on my last post. > >I have another small problem. > >I installed the package with the installer and then later, added pine to my >installation. I don't think installing pine has anything to do with my >problem, but I only n

Re: Setup hangs repetedly

On Sat, Feb 01, 2003 at 02:00:35PM -0800, David A. Case wrote: >On Sat, Feb 01, 2003, Elfyn McBratney wrote: >>I've removed cygwin as its too alpha for my use. > >This is probably why most experienced users recommend using one of the >"beta" releases, in particular b19. There are no problems usin

Re: Setup hangs repetedly

> > On Sat, Feb 01, 2003, Elfyn McBratney wrote: > > > >> I've removed cygwin as its too alpha for my use. ^^^[*] > > > > This is probably why most experienced users recommend using one of the > > "beta" releases, in particular b19. There are no problem

Re: Setup hangs repetedly

David A. Case wrote: > On Sat, Feb 01, 2003, Elfyn McBratney wrote: > >> I've removed cygwin as its too alpha for my use. > > This is probably why most experienced users recommend using one of the > "beta" releases, in particular b19. There are no problems using > setup.exe in that version (such

Re: Setup hangs repetedly

On Sat, Feb 01, 2003, Elfyn McBratney wrote: > I've removed cygwin as its too alpha for my use. This is probably why most experienced users recommend using one of the "beta" releases, in particular b19. There are no problems using setup.exe in that version (such as not being able to resize the w

Re: [Setup PATCH] Add Clippy to cygwin Setup (Was: Re: Clippy Sightings in cygwinland?)

On Sat, Feb 01, 2003 at 03:11:58PM -0500, Igor Pechtchanski wrote: >On Sat, 1 Feb 2003, Gary R. Van Sickle wrote: > >> > Hi, >> > >> > I'm running 'Windows Classic' 'no effects' 'Color quality Medium 16 bit' >> > >> > 'Adjust for best performance' >> > >> > In other words I strip out all the Micros

[Setup PATCH] Add Clippy to Cygwin Setup (Was: Re: Clippy Sightingsin Cygwinland?)

On Sat, 1 Feb 2003, Gary R. Van Sickle wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm running 'Windows Classic' 'no effects' 'Color quality Medium 16 bit' > > > > 'Adjust for best performance' > > > > In other words I strip out all the Microsoft clutter from my desktop? > > No silly dogs, animated paper clips or WMP

Re: bash & $PS1 (display error)

> If not, Sorry for buttin-in...I'll but-out now ;-) Sorry, read the thread now! Regards, Elfyn McBratney [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.exposure.org.uk -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://c

Re: bash & $PS1 (display error)

Sorry to but-in :-) Now, I havent't been following this thread *bad me* but is the problem that once you've typed say over 60 characters on the prompt it then starts overwritting the prompt instead of carrying onto the next line? If not, Sorry for buttin-in...I'll but-out now ;-) Regards, Elfy

RE: bash & $PS1 (display error)

> -Original Message- > From: Randall R Schulz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 2:01 PM > To: Rolf Campbell; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: bash & $PS1 (display error) > > > Rolf, > > That's hardly surprising. I assumed you encountered the > problem becau

Re: Setup hangs repetedly

Max Bowsher wrote: > Does it hang in the middle of installing a package, or between > packages? It varies. Now I have actually managed to install the basic Cygwin packages (everything set to default, no compilers or anything). It worked on the second attempt. But I'm still struggling, trying to a

RE: bash & $PS1 (display error)

At 10:15 2003-02-01, Rolf Campbell wrote: > -Original Message- > From: Randall R Schulz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 2:01 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: bash & $PS1 (display error) > > > At 20:37 2003-01-31, Rolf Campbell wrote: > >My prompt is

Re: Setup hangs repetedly

Oh, Chris, Face it. The whole concept of software is pre-alpha and definitely not for the faint of heart. But just imagine the songs and epic poems that will be written to honor us, the brave pioneers of these first, archaic, nay even dangerous computers. Will anybody remember the cowards who

Re: Setup hangs repetedly

> >I've removed cygwin as its too alpha for my use. > > Phew. That's a relief. With this attitude, I can only imagine the > scenario when it was time to set up ssh or change the prompt in bash. > B... > > cgf LOL!!! I can't believe I've been using alpha's for all this time with knowone tell

Re: Setup hangs repetedly

On Sat, Feb 01, 2003 at 02:05:37PM +, Colin Harrison wrote: >I'm getting the same sort of problems:- >compress+bz::error calls + blank chooser lines and various hangs. >I've removed cygwin as its too alpha for my use. Phew. That's a relief. With this attitude, I can only imagine the scenario

Re: Setup hangs repetedly

Martin Magnusson wrote: > * First, either Install from Internet or Install from Local Directory. > * Then I specify the root directory (same as I used to have when it > worked), Install For All Users, Default Text File Type: Unix. > * At "Select You Internet Connection" I choose Direct Connection.

Re: Setup hangs repetedly

Pavel Tsekov wrote: Now this is a hell of a bugreport... Would you care to be more specific ? What choices do you make on the various pages of the setup wizard. * First, either Install from Internet or Install from Local Directory. * Then I specify the root directory (same as I used to have when

Re: Cygwin Compile of NetBSD 1.6

> Max Bowsher wrote: >> The output you posted looks like a standard autoconf-type configure. >> I think that the config.log should be created in the current working >> directory when configure is executed. I can't imagine how it could >> not be created. This build.sh doesn't locate the temporary bu

RE: bash & $PS1 (display error)

> -Original Message- > From: Randall R Schulz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 2:01 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: bash & $PS1 (display error) > > > At 20:37 2003-01-31, Rolf Campbell wrote: > >My prompt is (from the script below) "PS1='$PWD> '".

Re: Cygwin Compile of NetBSD 1.6

Max Bowsher wrote: Please keep replies on the mailing list. opps, gotta hit that cc button :) The output you posted looks like a standard autoconf-type configure. I think that the config.log should be created in the current working directory when configure is executed. I can't imagine how i

Re: Clippy Sightings in Cygwinland? (was: RE: Can't see full list in setup.exe)

Hi, I don't use any of that new fangled vi stuff either! I'm a teco and ed man (when I'm not binary encoding ascii). Anyone got a USB adaptor for a punch card machine. (My old one's bust due to some idiot leaving a paper clip in the card deck) -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsu

Re: Cygwin Compile of NetBSD 1.6

Christos Dritsas wrote: > Hi Max: Please keep replies on the mailing list. > The funny thing is I find no config.log anywhere. I did a search for > it and it is not created, maybe this is part of my problem? The output you posted looks like a standard autoconf-type configure. I think that the co

Re: Cygwin Compile of NetBSD 1.6

iosphere wrote: > I am attempting to compile NetBSD 1.6 via Cygwin 1.3.19-1 (on Win2k) Ambitious! > by issuing the following command: > > ./build.sh -m shark -u -t > > I get the following error: > > $ ./build.sh -m shark -u -t > ===> Bootstrapping nbmake > checking for sh..

Cygwin Compile of NetBSD 1.6

Good Day, I am attempting to compile NetBSD 1.6 via Cygwin 1.3.19-1 (on Win2k) by issuing the following command: ./build.sh -m shark -u -t I get the following error: $ ./build.sh -m shark -u -t ===> Bootstrapping nbmake checking for sh... /usr/bin/sh checking for gcc... cc

Re: Setup hangs repetedly

Pavel Tsekov wrote: On Sat, 1 Feb 2003, Martin Magnusson wrote: Max Bowsher wrote: Please describe exactly where setup hangs. It happens after download, during install. But it hangs at different files each time. Somtimes it hangs at 4%, sometimes at 29% etc. Does it hang if you downloa

Re: Can't see full list in setup.exe

Hi, I haven't given up on cygwin. I'll try and build my own installer on another machine. My problem was I was using cygwin/XFree/XWin on a 'production' machine as sub. for a proper KVM system. I'll go back to basics and prove my usage on a development system first. Meanwhile I've rigged my KVM up

Re: Clippy Sightings in Cygwinland? (was: RE: Can't see full list in setup.exe)

> > -- > Gary R. Van Sickle > Brewer. Patriot. > (And somebody damn well better be incapacitated with laughter right now, because > I busted my KIESTER typing all that in.) you mean you havent hard coded aalib into your mail program? - shame upon ye! -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/

Re: Setup hangs repetedly

On Sat, 1 Feb 2003, Martin Magnusson wrote: > Max Bowsher wrote: > > Please describe exactly where setup hangs. > It happens after download, during install. But it hangs at different > files each time. Somtimes it hangs at 4%, sometimes at 29% etc. > > > Does it hang if you download only first,

Re: /usr/bin/tclsh84

Chris Faylor wrote: On Sat, Feb 01, 2003 at 03:13:47AM +, Jonathan Larmour wrote: Ah another day another tclsh. Ah, another hour, another tcl/tk whinge. :-). Even if it's only a soft link to the most recently installed tclshNN (like RPM post-install scripts do for the linux kernel etc.)

Re: Can't see full list in setup.exe

Igor Pechtchanski wrote: > On Sat, 1 Feb 2003, root wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I've removed cygwin from my system. >> Still get the same problem with setup.exe. >> >> Have you a debug version of the installer? > > Try downloading the source for setup and building it from that. > Since you > can't see th

Re: Latest TCL/TK breaks Python's tkinter

> I have built a new tkinter that works with the latest Tcl/Tk > and a Cygwin DLL built from the CVS source > > If anyone wantw to try just dropping this on top of the older one > I have temporarily placed it on the web at > http://www.vso.cape.com/~nhv/files/python/tkinter.tgz > > feedback as to i

Re: Can't see full list in setup.exe

On Sat, 1 Feb 2003, root wrote: > Hi, > > I've removed cygwin from my system. > Still get the same problem with setup.exe. > > Have you a debug version of the installer? Try downloading the source for setup and building it from that. Since you can't see the packages for some reason, a direct lin

Re: Apache corrupt big file

Hi, I have tried various condition to resolve the problem. (1) cygwin1.dll versions 1.3.16, 1.3.18 and 1.3.19 ...still corrupts the file. I can not find 1.3.10-2 on download sites. (2) Apache version 1.3.27 ...still corrupts the file. (3) internal loopback download the big file from

RE: CygWin Installation

> On Fri, 31 Jan 2003, Sy or Ursula Bensky wrote: > > > The installation would be much simplified if it was available as a > > tarball or.ZIP file. > > Ooh, just what I wanted! A 1.6Gb tar or .ZIP file :) > Let's see you download *that* over your 56k modem! > (sorry, just couldn't resist...) >

Clippy Sightings in Cygwinland? (was: RE: Can't see full list in setup.exe)

> Hi, > > I'm running 'Windows Classic' 'no effects' 'Color quality Medium 16 bit' > > 'Adjust for best performance' > > In other words I strip out all the Microsoft clutter from my desktop? > No silly dogs, animated paper clips or WMP 9's in sight! Hmmm a

Re: Setup hangs repetedly

Max Bowsher wrote: Please describe exactly where setup hangs. It happens after download, during install. But it hangs at different files each time. Somtimes it hangs at 4%, sometimes at 29% etc. Does it hang if you download only first, and then re-run setup, choosing "install from local directo

Re: Setup hangs repetedly

Colin Harrison wrote: > Hi, > > I'm getting the same sort of problems:- > compress+bz::error calls + blank chooser lines and various hangs. > I've removed cygwin as its too alpha for my use. You might like to consider that many *many* people use Cygwin and don't have these problems. In fact, I'd c

Re: Setup hangs repetedly

Martin Magnusson wrote: > I have used Cygwin for a few months now. I'm trying to reinstall it > with a couple of extra packages, but I've run into serious trouble. > > Downloading seems to work fine, but while installing setup just hangs, > randomly (with no error message). When looking at setup.lo

Re: Setup hangs repetedly

Hi, I'm getting the same sort of problems:- compress+bz::error calls + blank chooser lines and various hangs. I've removed cygwin as its too alpha for my use. Colin -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation

Setup hangs repetedly

I have used Cygwin for a few months now. I'm trying to reinstall it with a couple of extra packages, but I've run into serious trouble. Downloading seems to work fine, but while installing setup just hangs, randomly (with no error message). When looking at setup.log I see a lot of calls to comp

RE: /usr/bin/tar: Archive value 88578 is out of uid_t range 0..65535

> I use the cpan shell to install Perl modules, but I often get the > error messages like > >/usr/bin/tar: Archive value 88578 is out of uid_t range 0..65535 > > and tar ends with a non-zero exit status so the module won't > install. How can I get around this? Are there any plans of > support

cross compiling

hi, i want to compile cygwin apps in linux. i've searched both the cygwin and the cygwin-dev lists but i can't seem to find much information about it. cgf apparently does it and knows how to do it. so if someone can point me in a direction that'd be great. thomas -- Unsubscribe info: http:

/usr/bin/tar: Archive value 88578 is out of uid_t range 0..65535

I use the cpan shell to install Perl modules, but I often get the error messages like /usr/bin/tar: Archive value 88578 is out of uid_t range 0..65535 and tar ends with a non-zero exit status so the module won't install. How can I get around this? Are there any plans of supporting higher uid

RE: CygWin Installation

> I assume you never did an early slackware linux install then. > I tried to once. Once... Sorry, I don't like to talk about it. -- Gary R. Van Sickle Brewer. Patriot. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Doc

RE: CygWin Installation

> > In over 30 years of computer/it experience I have never seen anything as > convoluted and > difficult to use as your CygWin download/installer. > Yeah, thanks Bensky, but your money's no good here. Go get your Unix-on-Windows utilities from a less convoluted and difficult to use source. -- G

Re: Can't see full list in setup.exe

Hi, I've removed cygwin from my system. Still get the same problem with setup.exe. Have you a debug version of the installer? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html

Re: Example perl code & newgroup charters (SOLVED)

Hi, Please ignore my previous posting. Perls is behaving exactly as intended. My brain is just dead, that's all. Fred fred wrote: Hello, I'm using Perl v5.6.1 built for cygwin-multi. It runs on cygwin 1.3.19-1. I'm going thru some example code in "man perlintro": > my $variables = { >

Example perl code & newgroup charters

Hello, I'm using Perl v5.6.1 built for cygwin-multi. It runs on cygwin 1.3.19-1. I'm going thru some example code in "man perlintro": > my $variables = { > scalar => { > description => "single item", > sigil => '$', > }, > array =>

Problem with makewhatis

Hello, I have problem with "makewhatis" that may be related to "sh": $ /usr/sbin/makewhatis -v -u /usr/sbin/makewhatis: cannot create /dev/stderr: directory nonexistent $ bash /usr/sbin/makewhatis -v -u about to enter /usr/man $ cygcheck -c man bash ash Cygwin Package Information Package