Michael D. Adams wrote: > On 4/23/07, Dave Korn <dave.korn AT artimi DOT com> wrote: >> On 24 April 2007 00:19, Michael D. Adams wrote: >> > On 4/22/07, Brian Dessent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>> The workaround for this problem that I have found is to set the >> >>>> *Windows* path to include C:\cygwin\bin before running >> setup.exe. So >> >>>> for example this sequence works: >> >>>> >> >>>> set PATH=C:\cygwin\bin;%PATH% >> >>>> setup.exe >> >> Just now I installed Vista under VMware to try installing Cygwin. It >> >> worked fine using the latest version of setup.exe. I did not have to >> >> disable UAC but it did prompt me to run as Administrator (which it >> does >> >> for any executable named setup.exe IIRC.) Postinstall scripts all ran >> >> fine, sh.exe was there and there was no need to put \cygwin\bin in the >> >> PATH manually. >> > >> > I tried a fresh install of cygwin (after stashing away the old version >> > (with move, but I skipped the unmoust since I use the default mounts >> > anyway)) with setup.exe version 2.562 (from the snapshots). Oddly, >> > while sh.exe is now being created and the prompt is the colored one >> > that Cygwin usually sets, /etc/passwd is not being created. I am >> > uncertain whether this is the same bug manifested in a new way or if >> > it might be a new bug. (Obligatory grumble about Vista being a pain.) >> > >> > Did you check your /etc/passwd? I only noticed it b/c when I started >> > the shell my home directory was set to C:\Users\<my_user> instead of >> > C:\cygwin\home\<my_user>. (C:\Users is Vista's version of what in XP >> > is C:\Documents and Settings.) >> >> What's going on here could be related to security changes in the way >> Vista >> handles dll and executable search paths, perhaps, but that's fairly >> speculative. >> >> Which reminds me. Isn't it about time this conversation had some >> input from >> cygcheck on the various systems involved? > > Do you just want a 'cygcheck -c' or is there another option you'd like > the output from?
'cygcheck -srv', attached, not included, please. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- 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/
