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Re: /usr/bin/install problem or what is the coreutils deal?


Eric schrieb:

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> According to Gerrit P. Haase on 11/25/2005 12:34 PM:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> recently upgraded another box to the latest greates of all the stuff:
>> 
>> $ cygcheck -c coreutils
>> Cygwin Package Information
>> Package              Version        Status
>> coreutils            5.3.0-9        OK
>> 
>>  /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 'ffitarget.h'
>> '/j/GNUCash/g-wrap-1.9.6/.inst/usr/include/ffitarget.h'
>> /usr/bin/install: cannot stat `ffitarget.h.exe': No such file or directory

> I'll take a look into that; it may be that the cygwin .exe magic in
> install is not doing the right thing when following symlinks, especially
> since the error message includes ".exe".  Meanwhile, does the problem
> still exist if you try the experimental coreutils-5.93-1? (Note, you will
> have to have a recent cygwin snapshot installed to try it.)

Somehow the symlink pointed to a symlink and the target was not found.
Though the rela file was there, I have no idea what happend in detail, I
just replaced the symlinks with the real file and everything was ok.


Gerrit
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