64-bit Cygwin installation is missing /usr/bin/lockfile

64-bit Cygwin installation is missing /usr/bin/lockfile

[Steve Rowley]

I just installed 64-bit Cygwin on Win7, and noticed that
/usr/bin/lockfile is missing in my installation.

Does anyone else have this problem, or is it a problem with my
installation? If the latter, what package should I reinstall in an
attempt to get lockfile installed?

Tnx.

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Re: 64-bit Cygwin installation is missing /usr/bin/lockfile

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

On 8/13/2013 5:01 PM, Steve Rowley wrote:
> I just installed 64-bit Cygwin on Win7, and noticed that
> /usr/bin/lockfile is missing in my installation.
>
> Does anyone else have this problem, or is it a problem with my
> installation? If the latter, what package should I reinstall in an
> attempt to get lockfile installed?

As always, you can find what package something is in by searching for it
here:

<http://cygwin.com/packages/>

In the case of lockfile, you can see the results here:

<http://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/package-grep.cgi?grep=usr%2Fbin%2Flockfile>



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Re: 64-bit Cygwin installation is missing /usr/bin/lockfile

[Christopher Faylor]

On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 05:29:46PM -0400, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
>On 8/13/2013 5:01 PM, Steve Rowley wrote:
>> I just installed 64-bit Cygwin on Win7, and noticed that
>> /usr/bin/lockfile is missing in my installation.
>>
>> Does anyone else have this problem, or is it a problem with my
>> installation? If the latter, what package should I reinstall in an
>> attempt to get lockfile installed?
>
>As always, you can find what package something is in by searching for it
>here:
>
><http://cygwin.com/packages/>
>
>In the case of lockfile, you can see the results here:
>
><http://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/package-grep.cgi?grep=usr%2Fbin%2Flockfile>

However note that, currently, this only searches the 32-bit version of
Cygwin.  Some packages are still missing from the 64-bit version.

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Re: 64-bit Cygwin installation is missing /usr/bin/lockfile

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

On 8/13/2013 6:49 PM, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 05:29:46PM -0400, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
>> On 8/13/2013 5:01 PM, Steve Rowley wrote:
>>> I just installed 64-bit Cygwin on Win7, and noticed that
>>> /usr/bin/lockfile is missing in my installation.
>>>
>>> Does anyone else have this problem, or is it a problem with my
>>> installation? If the latter, what package should I reinstall in an
>>> attempt to get lockfile installed?
>>
>> As always, you can find what package something is in by searching for it
>> here:
>>
>> <http://cygwin.com/packages/>
>>
>> In the case of lockfile, you can see the results here:
>>
>> <http://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/package-grep.cgi?grep=usr%2Fbin%2Flockfile>
>
> However note that, currently, this only searches the 32-bit version of
> Cygwin.  Some packages are still missing from the 64-bit version.

The fact that some packages don't exist yet for 64-bit is something
that does deserve highlighting.  Of course, whether or not the package
actually exists for 64-bit, the package search will tell you if it
exists in the 32-bit world, so at least one knows what to look for.
In this particular case, I did go looking to see if 'procmail' was
already available for 64-bit.  As it turns out, it is.

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_____________________________________________________________________

A: Yes.
 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
 >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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Re: 64-bit Cygwin installation is missing /usr/bin/lockfile

[Corinna Vinschen]

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On Aug 15 16:02, Steve Rowley wrote:
> On Aug 14 16:34, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> >On Aug 14 16:04, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> >>On 8/13/2013 5:01 PM, Steve Rowley wrote:
> >>>I just installed 64-bit Cygwin on Win7, and noticed that /usr/bin/lockfile is missing in my installation. [...]
> >>
> >>It's just a packaging bug.  Somehow I tripped over the order of variable
> >>evaluation.  I'm looking into it and provide a new 64 bit procmail later
> >>today.
> >
> >I just uploaded procmail-3.22-13.  Please give it a try.
> 
> I waited for the mirrors to update and then installed
> procmail-3.22-13.  The result: /usr/bin/lockfile is once again
> present, and my backup script now runs and completes properly, much to
> my relief.
> 
> So: thanks very much.
> 
> And just in case nobody says this often enough: you have a difficult
> job maintaining a beast as complex as Cygwin, and we all appreciate it
> very much.

Thanks for your feedback!


Corinna

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Re: 64-bit Cygwin installation is missing /usr/bin/lockfile

[Steve Rowley]

On Aug 14 16:34, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>On Aug 14 16:04, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>>On 8/13/2013 5:01 PM, Steve Rowley wrote:
>>>I just installed 64-bit Cygwin on Win7, and noticed that /usr/bin/lockfile is missing in my installation. [...]
>>
>>It's just a packaging bug.  Somehow I tripped over the order of variable
>>evaluation.  I'm looking into it and provide a new 64 bit procmail later
>>today.
>
>I just uploaded procmail-3.22-13.  Please give it a try.

I waited for the mirrors to update and then installed
procmail-3.22-13.  The result: /usr/bin/lockfile is once again
present, and my backup script now runs and completes properly, much to
my relief.

So: thanks very much.

And just in case nobody says this often enough: you have a difficult
job maintaining a beast as complex as Cygwin, and we all appreciate it
very much.

___________
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It is very dark & after 2000.  If you continue, you are likely to be
eaten by a bleen.

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Re: 64-bit Cygwin installation is missing /usr/bin/lockfile

[Corinna Vinschen]

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On Aug 14 16:04, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> On Aug 14 09:43, Steve Rowley wrote:
> > > On 8/13/2013 6:49 PM, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> > >> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 05:29:46PM -0400, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
> > >>> On 8/13/2013 5:01 PM, Steve Rowley wrote:
> > >>> I just installed 64-bit Cygwin on Win7, and noticed that
> > >>> /usr/bin/lockfile is missing in my installation.
> > >>>
> > >> As always, you can find what package something is in by searching for it
> > >> here: <http://cygwin.com/packages/>
> > >>
> > >> In the case of lockfile, you can see the results here:
> > >> <http://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/package-grep.cgi?grep=usr%2Fbin%2Flockfile>
> > >>
> > >> However note that, currently, this only searches the 32-bit version of
> > >> Cygwin.  Some packages are still missing from the 64-bit version.
> > >
> > > The fact that some packages don't exist yet for 64-bit is something
> > > that does deserve highlighting.  Of course, whether or not the package
> > > actually exists for 64-bit, the package search will tell you if it
> > > exists in the 32-bit world, so at least one knows what to look for.
> > > In this particular case, I did go looking to see if 'procmail' was
> > > already available for 64-bit.  As it turns out, it is.
> > 
> > Thank you for for the pointer to how to find the Cygwin package
> > containing a file; that is indeed a useful thing to know.  Since
> > procmail is the home of /usr/bin/lockfile, I reinstalled procmail.
> > 
> > However, /usr/bin/lockfile is still missing.  Unpacking the procmail
> > 3.22-12 tarball reveals that it contains only the
> > /usr/share/doc/procmail/ directory, and 4 small documentation files.
> > The rest of procmail is missing.
> > 
> > If this is something that will take a while, then perhaps I should go
> > back to the 32-bit installation so my scripts will work while waiting
> > for a fix.  But as uninstalling and reinstalling a rather large Cygwin
> > installation is painful, I'd rather not do this if lockfile will be
> > available in a week or so.
> > 
> > Does anyone have advice as to whether it's worth waiting vs going back
> > to 32 bit?
> 
> It's just a packaging bug.  Somehow I tripped over the order of variable
> evaluation.  I'm looking into it and provide a new 64 bit procmail later
> today.

I just uploaded procmail-3.22-13.  Please give it a try.


Corinna

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Re: 64-bit Cygwin installation is missing /usr/bin/lockfile

[Corinna Vinschen]

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On Aug 14 09:43, Steve Rowley wrote:
> > On 8/13/2013 6:49 PM, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> >> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 05:29:46PM -0400, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
> >>> On 8/13/2013 5:01 PM, Steve Rowley wrote:
> >>> I just installed 64-bit Cygwin on Win7, and noticed that
> >>> /usr/bin/lockfile is missing in my installation.
> >>>
> >> As always, you can find what package something is in by searching for it
> >> here: <http://cygwin.com/packages/>
> >>
> >> In the case of lockfile, you can see the results here:
> >> <http://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/package-grep.cgi?grep=usr%2Fbin%2Flockfile>
> >>
> >> However note that, currently, this only searches the 32-bit version of
> >> Cygwin.  Some packages are still missing from the 64-bit version.
> >
> > The fact that some packages don't exist yet for 64-bit is something
> > that does deserve highlighting.  Of course, whether or not the package
> > actually exists for 64-bit, the package search will tell you if it
> > exists in the 32-bit world, so at least one knows what to look for.
> > In this particular case, I did go looking to see if 'procmail' was
> > already available for 64-bit.  As it turns out, it is.
> 
> Thank you for for the pointer to how to find the Cygwin package
> containing a file; that is indeed a useful thing to know.  Since
> procmail is the home of /usr/bin/lockfile, I reinstalled procmail.
> 
> However, /usr/bin/lockfile is still missing.  Unpacking the procmail
> 3.22-12 tarball reveals that it contains only the
> /usr/share/doc/procmail/ directory, and 4 small documentation files.
> The rest of procmail is missing.
> 
> If this is something that will take a while, then perhaps I should go
> back to the 32-bit installation so my scripts will work while waiting
> for a fix.  But as uninstalling and reinstalling a rather large Cygwin
> installation is painful, I'd rather not do this if lockfile will be
> available in a week or so.
> 
> Does anyone have advice as to whether it's worth waiting vs going back
> to 32 bit?

It's just a packaging bug.  Somehow I tripped over the order of variable
evaluation.  I'm looking into it and provide a new 64 bit procmail later
today.


Corinna

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64-bit Cygwin installation is missing /usr/bin/lockfile

[Steve Rowley]

> On 8/13/2013 6:49 PM, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 05:29:46PM -0400, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
>>> On 8/13/2013 5:01 PM, Steve Rowley wrote:
>>> I just installed 64-bit Cygwin on Win7, and noticed that
>>> /usr/bin/lockfile is missing in my installation.
>>>
>> As always, you can find what package something is in by searching for it
>> here: <http://cygwin.com/packages/>
>>
>> In the case of lockfile, you can see the results here:
>> <http://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/package-grep.cgi?grep=usr%2Fbin%2Flockfile>
>>
>> However note that, currently, this only searches the 32-bit version of
>> Cygwin.  Some packages are still missing from the 64-bit version.
>
> The fact that some packages don't exist yet for 64-bit is something
> that does deserve highlighting.  Of course, whether or not the package
> actually exists for 64-bit, the package search will tell you if it
> exists in the 32-bit world, so at least one knows what to look for.
> In this particular case, I did go looking to see if 'procmail' was
> already available for 64-bit.  As it turns out, it is.

Thank you for for the pointer to how to find the Cygwin package
containing a file; that is indeed a useful thing to know.  Since
procmail is the home of /usr/bin/lockfile, I reinstalled procmail.

However, /usr/bin/lockfile is still missing.  Unpacking the procmail
3.22-12 tarball reveals that it contains only the
/usr/share/doc/procmail/ directory, and 4 small documentation files.
The rest of procmail is missing.

If this is something that will take a while, then perhaps I should go
back to the 32-bit installation so my scripts will work while waiting
for a fix.  But as uninstalling and reinstalling a rather large Cygwin
installation is painful, I'd rather not do this if lockfile will be
available in a week or so.

Does anyone have advice as to whether it's worth waiting vs going back
to 32 bit?

Tnx.
___________
Steve Rowley <sgr@alum.mit.edu> http://alum.mit.edu/www/sgr/ Skype: sgr000
It is very dark & after 2000.  If you continue, you are likely to be
eaten by a bleen.

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