> > > >after a (stupid) attempt to install an older version of cygwin over my > >current installation (using the "cygwin time machine" mentioned some > >days ago) I just wanted to throw it away and start anew, but the cygwin > >directory is undeletable. > > > >This is due to some symbolic links from versions of uninstalled programs > >pointing to nowhere (i.e. /usr/autotool/devel/bin/automake, which is a > >symlink to automake-1.9). > >I am able to change owner and permissions of these files to whatever I > >want, but I can not delete them ("Permission denied"). > > > >What should I do, to get a clean new install? > > This subject is really off-topic for this list. The "cygwin time machine" > is not a service supported by this list. As mentioned at > <http://www.fruitbat.org/Cygwin/index.html#cygwincirca>, you want to > consult [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well, I thought my question had something to do with permissions/ownerships or perhaps stale symbolic links. I doubt, that installing older versions on an existing cygwin installation is the only way to run into such a problem. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/