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Re: make: rm: command not found


On Fri, Feb 10, 2006 at 07:07:46PM -0000, Dave Korn wrote:
>On 10 February 2006 17:50, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>>On Fri, Feb 10, 2006 at 09:45:44AM -0800, JefV wrote:
>>>I re-installed cygwin and it seems to be working now.  Strange.
>>
>>So, for those who keep track of such things, that's:
>>
>>One (1) reinstall to fix problems running "rm" under "make".
>
>Well, after all, it is only a /minor/ problem.

Right.  I'm just thinking that we can probably add a "problem solving"
section to setup.exe which did the reinstallation automatically.

Something along the lines of a "click here if you are having problems with
a current installation" which would bring you to a screen that said:

  Type of problem:

      [.] "rm: command not found" under make
      [ ] cron can't access remote shares
      [ ] ssh not working (followed all instructions at pigtale.net)
      [ ] ssh not working (followed all instructions at networksimpcity.net)
      [ ] screen flashes when clicking on cygwin icon
       .
       .
       .

Then setup.exe could know that, e.g., it takes one reinstall to fix the
"rm" problem, four reinstalls to fix the pigtale.net ssh problem, and
nine reinstalls to fix the networksimpcity.net ssh problem.

This will take additional time, of course, but the eventual result would
be problem-free cygwin installations.

cgf

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