How do I create the locatedb??

How do I create the locatedb??

[Andrew Markebo]

Hmmm cygwin comes with locate.. but it needs a database to search on,
how do I create that database?

The documentation referrs to updatedb, but I can't find it anywhere?

        /Andy

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Re: How do I create the locatedb??

[Gerrit P. Haase]

<31 Dec 2000, 8:56 Uhr wars, als Andrew Markebo folgendes schrub:>
< How do I create the locatedb?? >

> Hmmm cygwin comes with locate.. but it needs a database to search on,
> how do I create that database?
> 
> The documentation referrs to updatedb, but I can't find it anywhere?

It is not included in the standard cygwin-dist:-/
It is included in findutlis-4.1, which i made because of that fact, 
to be find at:
ftp://ftp.franken.de/pub/win32/develop/gnuwin32/cygwin/porters/Haase_Gerrit/1.1/

There is a binary-version, findutils-4.1-1-cygwin.tar.gz, which includes updatedb,
it installs in /usr, not in /usr/local, so please uninstall old findutils at first,
before installing this 'complete' version. 
Look at the README please for further information, e.g. how to build by yourself, 
feel free to ask on the list.
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Re: How do I create the locatedb??

[Andrew Markebo]

Thanx!

Uhm, any special reason for it not to be included in the cygwin dist?
I think it is weird that locate comes, but no tool to build the DB?

        /Andy

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Re: How do I create the locatedb??

[Gerrit P. Haase]

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<31 Dec 2000, 14:50 Uhr wars, als Andrew Markebo folgendes schrub:>
< Re: How do I create the locatedb?? >

> Thanx!
> 
> Uhm, any special reason for it not to be included in the cygwin dist?
> I think it is weird that locate comes, but no tool to build the DB?
> 
>         /Andy

I don't know of any special reasons, as i asked on cygwin list, i got no 
response, so i built it for myself, which fortunatly works OOTB.

One little problem i got was, that no tests were possible, because dejagnu 
didn't work correct, but after a short look at dejagnu, it isn't that easy, 
and i got no time left, maybe next year:-))



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Re: How do I create the locatedb??

[Christopher Faylor]

On Sun, Dec 31, 2000 at 03:30:41PM +0100, Gerrit P. Haase wrote:
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><31 Dec 2000, 14:50 Uhr wars, als Andrew Markebo folgendes schrub:>
>< Re: How do I create the locatedb?? >
>
>> Thanx!
>> 
>> Uhm, any special reason for it not to be included in the cygwin dist?
>> I think it is weird that locate comes, but no tool to build the DB?
>> 
>>         /Andy
>
>I don't know of any special reasons, as i asked on cygwin list, i got no 
>response, so i built it for myself, which fortunatly works OOTB.
>
>One little problem i got was, that no tests were possible, because dejagnu 
>didn't work correct, but after a short look at dejagnu, it isn't that easy, 
>and i got no time left, maybe next year:-))

The reason is the same as for any "Why the hell isn't this in the
distribution???" question.

Most of us who are regulars in this mailing list are extremely tired of
answering this question over and over and over and over and over and...

http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_4.html#SEC44
http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_4.html#SEC76

cgf

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Re: How do I create the locatedb??

[Andrew Markebo]

OK sorry, my fault, haven't read the faq..

Basically if I missed locate also I would suspect something like
this..

Ahh well!

Happy New Year!

        /Andy

/ Christopher Faylor <cgf@redhat.com> wrote:
| 
| The reason is the same as for any "Why the hell isn't this in the
| distribution???" question.
| 
| Most of us who are regulars in this mailing list are extremely tired of
| answering this question over and over and over and over and over and...
| 
| http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_4.html#SEC44
| http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_4.html#SEC76
| 
| cgf
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Re: How do I create the locatedb??

[Gerrit P. Haase]

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<31 Dec 2000, 12:27 Uhr wars, als Christopher Faylor folgendes schrub:>
< Re: How do I create the locatedb?? >

[...]
> >> Uhm, any special reason for it not to be included in the cygwin dist?
> >> I think it is weird that locate comes, but no tool to build the DB?
> >> 
> >>         /Andy
> >
> >I don't know of any special reasons, as i asked on cygwin list, i got no 
> >response, so i built it for myself, which fortunatly works OOTB.
[...] 
> The reason is the same as for any "Why the hell isn't this in the
> distribution???" question.
> 
> Most of us who are regulars in this mailing list are extremely tired of
> answering this question over and over and over and over and over and...
> 
> http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_4.html#SEC44
> http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_4.html#SEC76
> 
> cgf

Oops, didn't want to offend anyone, maybe my ask for help was not in the
right place as i posted it, so anyone read it...

We were just wondering, not why there is a special package missing, but why 
there is a file in a package missing, that is important to use the locate.exe.

It is just the same, as if i load down findutils, and there is no find.exe 
included...

Doesn't matter anymore, i built it for myself and now i'm happy.

You may take my package of binaries to include it, but i think it is not 
conform to what i read at the faq's.

At this moment, i'm building findutils-4.1.6, with internationalization and
localization included, i hope i could offer it conform to cygwin principels.

See you when i'm ready...

Gerrit


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