This shouldn't be happening, should it?: $ ls -l /var/lib/alternatives total 2 -rwx------+ 1 GaryV None 103 Jul 4 23:15 automake -rwx------+ 1 GaryV None 420 Jul 11 18:07 libpng
$ /usr/sbin/alternatives --config libpng failed to read /var/lib/alternatives/libpng: No error $ /usr/sbin/alternatives --config automake failed to read /var/lib/alternatives/automake: No error This is with snapshot 20051103 21:02:10, but this is the first time I've ever tried to use alternatives, so that could have nothing to do with anything. -- Gary R. Van Sickle -- 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/