locatedb: No such file

[Dennis W. Bulgrien]

Thanks for all your sympathy.  Special thanks to Kim-- her following tips did the trick.

	mkdir /usr/var
	Create the database of file names.  The script does not come with cygwin.  Edit for your path, etc.
	You may need to do specify a "usual" database named locatedb.  Otherwise the script just creates a database named @LOCATE_DB@ and may not put it in the directory you want it in!   something like:
		sh bin/updatedb.sh --output=/usr/var/locatedb
	shazam.
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Dennis W. Bulgrien, Engineer            Mailto:dbulgrien@vcsd.com
VertexRSI, Controls and Structures      http://www.vcsd.com
1915 Harrison Road                      tel: 903 295 1480 x287
Longview, TX  75604-5438                fax: 903 295 1479

"Dennis W. Bulgrien" wrote:
> 
> Though I left cygwin prompt open all night, locate fails.  Is it supposed to work?
> 
> $ locate dsp.bat
> locate: /usr/var/locatedb: No such file or directory
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> Dennis W. Bulgrien, Engineer            Mailto:dbulgrien@vcsd.com
> VertexRSI, Controls and Structures      http://www.vcsd.com
> 1915 Harrison Road                      tel: 903 295 1480 x287
> Longview, TX  75604-5438                fax: 903 295 1479
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