R: mkfs.jffs2 support in CYGWIN

[Rahanesh]

Hi ,

Thanks a lot for that reply!!!

Which version of cygwin has that support? From where can i download that 
version of cygwin?



Thanks
---Rahanesh


Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
> On 08/27/2009 12:22 AM, Rahanesh wrote:
>>
>> Hi Marco,
>>
>> I have downloaded *mtd-20050419-1.tar.bz2* from
>> http://ftp.iitm.ac.in/cygwin/release-2/mtd/ as i did not find how to
>> download from
>>
>> http://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/package-grep.cgi?grep=jffs , link which you
>> have sent.
>>
>> The downlaoded tar file contained a *mkfs.jffs2.exe* , but when i
>> executed that, an error message popped up.
>
>
> Don't do that.  Marco was pointing you to the "Setup Package Search" 
> page -
> he was teaching you how to answer the FAQ "What package should I download
> to get 'foo'?" (And, coincidentally, there is even an entry in the FAQ 
> for this,
> <http://cygwin.com/faq/faq-nochunks.html#faq.setup.what-packages>.
> Bonus! ;-) )  Now that you know there's a package out there that has the
> utility you want, you should be looking to "setup.exe" to install that 
> for
> you.  Makes sense, right?  Well, at least after some additional 
> information
> I'm sure.  So see if that helps you now.
>