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Re: getting up cygwin


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From: "Gabriel Antonio Arcos Acosta" <gabrielarcos@cantv.net>
To: <cygwin@cygwin.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 00:24
Subject: getting up cygwin


> Hi, recently I try to install the binary distribution of octave for
windows,
> but I couldn't get it working, so I uninstall it, but then, surprise I can
> use my cygwin enviroment, all I get when a try to start it is the message:
>
> bash.exe: warning: could not find /tmp, please create!
> BASH-2.05a$
>
> And then, when I try to do a 'ls' a command not found message. I think the
> cygwin package that come with octave binaries crash down all my
> configuration :(
>
> There is any way to get working cygwin or I have to reinstall all the
thing?

Re-installing Cygwin using setup.exe is the better way to go.  Even if you
fix your immediate problem by some direct action, there are probably other
things setup would set up.
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