File permision errors on win98 with net release candidate

[Glenn Spell]

On 16 Mar 2000 around 10:00PM (-0500) John Fortin wrote:

> John Fortin wrote:
>
> > > >All, I've installed the net release candidate in my Win98 box
> > > >into /bin and /usr/bin off mounted from c:.
> > > >
> > > >~/gnu/autoconf-2.13/: configure --prefix=/usr
> > > >.//configure: cannot create temp file for here document:

This is a bash error named "HEREDOC_REDIRECT".

'configure' will call bash if
  - /bin/sh is bash
  - $SHELL is set to bash
  - $CONFIG_SHELL is set to bash

> > > >I tried both the newest and oldest available snapshots dlls as
> > > >of 3-15-2000 with the same problem.  Everything worked before
> > > >I converted over to the new distribution.

Which Cygwin DLL were you using before you converted over.

I have no idea why the bash error but using ash may work better.

-glenn

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