From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 56806 invoked by alias); 24 Jan 2016 22:32:05 -0000 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Received: (qmail 56708 invoked by uid 89); 24 Jan 2016 22:32:04 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=1.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,KAM_LAZY_DOMAIN_SECURITY,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=no version=3.3.2 spammy=Admin, privilege, jacobs, norc X-HELO: mail104.syd.optusnet.com.au Received: from mail104.syd.optusnet.com.au (HELO mail104.syd.optusnet.com.au) (211.29.132.246) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with ESMTP; Sun, 24 Jan 2016 22:32:03 +0000 Received: from dimstar.local.net (c122-107-168-99.eburwd5.vic.optusnet.com.au [122.107.168.99]) by mail104.syd.optusnet.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E977422423 for ; Mon, 25 Jan 2016 09:32:00 +1100 (AEDT) Received: (qmail 13652 invoked by uid 501); 24 Jan 2016 22:31:55 -0000 Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 23:39:00 -0000 From: Duncan Roe To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Error installing/updating Cygwin on Windows 10 Message-ID: <20160124223155.GC6031@dimstar.local.net> Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: <20160124220207.GB6031@dimstar.local.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.22 (2013-10-16) X-Optus-CM-Score: 0 X-Optus-CM-Analysis: v=2.1 cv=R4L+YolX c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=+cDhJlqnNvz9E7c5l3ERGg==:117 a=+cDhJlqnNvz9E7c5l3ERGg==:17 a=y26AOypDAAAA:8 a=PO7r1zJSAAAA:8 a=L9H7d07YOLsA:10 a=9cW_t1CCXrUA:10 a=s5jvgZ67dGcA:10 a=iaFubHWvAAAA:8 a=8nJEP1OIZ-IA:10 a=7aQ_Q-yQQ-AA:10 a=w_pzkKWiAAAA:8 a=7KW0f6nH4Rwt3HLsZEUA:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 X-IsSubscribed: yes X-SW-Source: 2016-01/txt/msg00336.txt.bz2 On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 05:09:54PM -0500, Maarten Jacobs wrote: > ---------------------------------------- > > Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 09:02:07 +1100 > > From: duncan_roe@acslink.net.au > > To: cygwin@cygwin.com > > Subject: Re: FW: Error installing/updating Cygwin on Windows 10 > > > > On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 02:30:34PM -0500, Maarten Jacobs wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> I have been getting the following error when I update/install packages in Cygwin (32-bit) on Windows 10: > >> > >> Package: _/Unknown package > >> base-files-mketc.sh exit code 1 > >> > >> When I look at /var/log/setup.log.full, it gives me the following cryptic error message: > >> > >> 2016/01/24 14:21:35 running: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe --norc --noprofile "/etc/postinstall/base-files-mketc.sh" > >> Directory /cygdrive/c/Windows/SysWOW64/drivers/etc does not exist; exiting > >> If directory name is garbage you need to update your cygwin package > >> 2016/01/24 14:21:35 abnormal exit: exit code=1 > >> > > Hi Martin, > > > > I got that message yesterday. It went away when I created the etc directory > > (from an Admin CMD window), suggest you do likewise. > > > > Cheers ... Duncan. > > > Hi Duncan, > > Thanks for the suggestion, but this is not a solution for me as /etc (/cygwin/etc) already exists and has been populated with the packages that I have installed so far. > > I omitted to mention in my original email that even though the error is presented every time I make a change to my Cygwin installation, it does not appear to affect the operation of Cygwin in any way - at least I have not run into any unexpected behavior yet. > > Thanks, > > Maarten  > Hi Maarten. I meant you need to create C:\Windows\SysWOW64\drivers\etc i.e. (in DOS / CMD window with Admin privilege): > cd C:\Windows\SysWOW64\drivers > mkdir etc I agree there seem to be no ill effects from the error except the nuisance of having an error popup. Cheers ... Duncan. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple