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Re: grep not working due to missing cygpcre.dll

From: "Max Bowsher" <maxb at ukf dot net>
To: "JK" <katch at mm dot st>,<cygwin at cygwin dot com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 16:50:22 +0100
Subject: Re: grep not working due to missing cygpcre.dll
References: <20030625141857.3F30E70AFA@smtp.us2.messagingengine.com>

JK wrote:
> I just updated my installation with the "current" list of packages in
> setup.
> On startup I get a message from grep.exe saying it can't find
> cygpcre.dll.
> So now grep, less and more are broken.
> 
> It's the problem described here:
> http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2003-06/msg00034.html
> 
> aside from waiting until the respective packages are fixed, what do I
> need to do to get grep and less working again ?

> cygcheck -s -v -r
...
> libpcre                 4.1-1

This package is installed, but somehow the DLLs it contains are missing.
Reinstall it.

Max.


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