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RE: Can't install CygWin using setup - says completed sucessfully but no bin or var directories
- From: Tom Gilbert <Tom dot Gilbert at vmusicstores dot com>
- To: "'cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com'" <cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 11:00:00 -0000
- Subject: RE: Can't install CygWin using setup - says completed sucessfully but no bin or var directories
So I think the problem arose because I had a copy of OpenSSH installed,
which includes cygwin (apparently).
So, there was already a copy of the cygwin dll on my system.
Note that the CygWin setup MADE NO ATTEMPT TO DETECT THIS!!!
The only way I found out what was up was to install the PostgreSQL 'proof of
concept' native Windows install PgSQL731wina1.exe
then when I ran the PostgreSQL command shell, I was given a message about
two copies of the DLL on the system.
If CygWin setup tried a LoadLibrary or similar on the main DLL before
proceeding with the install, you'd easily be able to prevent this...!
cheers,
Tom Gilbert [not the linuxbrit guy, by the way]