From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 120016 invoked by alias); 25 Jan 2016 01:54:04 -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 120005 invoked by uid 89); 25 Jan 2016 01:54:03 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=2.2 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT,FREEMAIL_FROM,KAM_ASCII_DIVIDERS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,RP_MATCHES_RCVD,SPF_PASS autolearn=no version=3.3.2 spammy=Larry, sk:replyt, sk:reply-t, U*reply-to-list-only-lh X-HELO: BLU004-OMC1S23.hotmail.com Received: from blu004-omc1s23.hotmail.com (HELO BLU004-OMC1S23.hotmail.com) (65.55.116.34) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with (AES256-SHA256 encrypted) ESMTPS; Mon, 25 Jan 2016 01:54:01 +0000 Received: from BLU170-W62 ([65.55.116.7]) by BLU004-OMC1S23.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.23008); Sun, 24 Jan 2016 17:53:59 -0800 X-TMN: [YaCafXZOZgqV/hY4lihsslzJDnjYezfP] Message-ID: From: Maarten Jacobs To: "cygwin@cygwin.com" Subject: RE: Error installing/updating Cygwin on Windows 10 Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 07:04:00 -0000 In-Reply-To: <56A576FF.4080402@cygwin.com> References: <20160124220207.GB6031@dimstar.local.net> <20160124223155.GC6031@dimstar.local.net>,<56A576FF.4080402@cygwin.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-IsSubscribed: yes X-SW-Source: 2016-01/txt/msg00342.txt.bz2 Duncan - thanks for the suggestion! Larry - I'm not sure what you mean by "=A0If you use the=A0latest Cygwin pa= ckage, you won't see this error.". This error started when I installed Cygw= in from scratch, using the latest setup.exe from the website. Presumably us= ing the setup.exe from the website, and starting with a clean install shoul= d ensure I have the "latest Cygwin package" - whichever package this maye b= e? ---------------------------------------- > Subject: Re: Error installing/updating Cygwin on Windows 10 > To: cygwin@cygwin.com > From: reply-to-list-only-lh@cygwin.com > Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 20:14:39 -0500 > > On 1/24/2016 5:31 PM, Duncan Roe wrote: >> 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 --noprofil= e "/etc/postinstall/base-files-mketc.sh" >>>>> Directory /cygdrive/c/Windows/SysWOW64/drivers/etc does not exist; ex= iting >>>>> If directory name is garbage you need to update your cygwin package >>>>> 2016/01/24 14:21:35 abnormal exit: exit code=3D1 >>>>> >>>> Hi Martin, >>>> >>>> I got that message yesterday. It went away when I created the etc dire= ctory >>>> (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 t= hat 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 d= oes not >>> appear to affect the operation of Cygwin in any way - at least I have n= ot >>> 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 nuisan= ce of >> having an error popup. > > The nuisance and the error itself should no longer occur. If you use the > latest Cygwin package, you won't see this error. You don't need to create > C:\Windows\SysWOW64\drivers\etc. If you're seeing this error, please foll= ow > the problem reporting guidelines from the link below to report the proble= m. > > > > -- > Larry > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > A: Yes. >> Q: Are you sure? >>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? > > -- > 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 > =20=09=09=20=09=20=20=20=09=09=20=20 -- 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