Re: Problem with automake

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Eric, thank you very much for your help. Below, I'm going to answer to 
the questions you asked. It would be great if I could get that stuff to 
work again. :-)

Eric Blake wrote:

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> According to Public Mailing Lists on 5/27/2007 8:30 PM:
>  
>
> > /usr/bin/m4:configure.in:1363: cannot create temporary file for
> > diversion: Permission denied
> > /usr/bin/m4: cannot remove temporary directory /tmp/m4-KJkmd5: Directory
> > not empty
> > autom4te-2.61: /usr/bin/m4 failed with exit status: 1
> >
> > Has anyone encountered this error message before? Is there something
> > messed up with my file system permissions? How can I debug this?
> >    
>
> Based on the error message, I assume you either have $TMPDIR set to /tmp,
> or not set at all.  What do the following commands say?
>  
TMPDIR is not set at all.

Please note that it is a German version of Windows, the the Windows user 
names are translated to German language:

> stat /tmp /tmp/m4-KJkmd5
>  
 File: `/tmp'
 Size: 0               Blocks: 0          IO Block: 1024   directory
Device: a41e4f5ch/2753449820d   Inode: 281474976805214  Links: 12
Access: (1777/drwxrwxrwt)  Uid: ( 1003/michael)   Gid: (  545/Benutzer)
Access: 2007-05-31 22:02:49.760712000 -0700
Modify: 2007-05-31 21:37:30.215713600 -0700
Change: 2007-05-31 21:37:30.215713600 -0700
 File: `/tmp/m4-KJkmd5'
 Size: 0               Blocks: 0          IO Block: 1024   directory
Device: a41e4f5ch/2753449820d   Inode: 34339947158914446  Links: 2
Access: (0700/drwx------)  Uid: ( 1003/michael)   Gid: (  513/    Kein)
Access: 2007-05-31 22:02:49.850841600 -0700
Modify: 2007-05-27 19:20:02.730219200 -0700
Change: 2007-05-27 19:20:02.730219200 -0700

> getfacl /tmp /tmp/m4-KJkmd5 "$HOME"
>  
# file: /tmp
# owner: michael
# group: Benutzer
user::rwx
group::rwx
group:root:rwx
group:SYSTEM:rwx
mask:rwx
other:rwx
default:user::rwx
default:group:root:rwx
default:group:SYSTEM:rwx
default:group:Benutzer:rwx
default:mask:rwx

# file: /tmp/m4-KJkmd5
# owner: michael
# group: Kein
user::rwx
group::---
mask:rwx
other:---
default:user::rwx
default:group::---
default:other:---

# file: /home/michael
# owner: michael
# group: Kein
user::rwx
group::---
group:root:rwx
group:SYSTEM:rwx
group:Benutzer:rwx
mask:rwx
other:---
default:user::rwx
default:group:root:rwx
default:group:SYSTEM:rwx
default:group:Benutzer:rwx
default:mask:rwx

> umask
>  
0002

> There is something going on with permissions.  Another thing to check is
> if you have any rogue drivers that might be interfering with normal cygwin
> operation; the list of known culprits includes:
>
> Sonic Solutions burning software containing DLA component
> Norton/MacAffee/Symantec antivirus or antispyware
> Logitech webcam software with "Logitech process monitor" service
> Kerio, Agnitum or ZoneAlarm Personal Firewall
> Iolo System Mechanic/AntiVirus/Firewall
> LanDesk
> Windows Defender
> Embassy Trust Suite fingerprint reader software wxvault.dll
>
> - --
> Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!
>
> Eric Blake             ebb9@byu.net
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