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RE: problem with extract.exe
- To: <cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com>,<ssiddiqi at inspirepharm dot com>
- Subject: RE: problem with extract.exe
- From: "David Monk" <david dot monk at encodasystems dot com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 15:25:32 -0500
- Organization: Encoda Systems, Inc.
- Reply-To: "David Monk" <david dot monk at encodasystems dot com>
That did not help. I moved extract.exe and extract32.exe(for safe measure)
out of c:\winnt\ to an obscure folder. I still get the same response from
Xinstall.sh
David
-----Original Message-----
From: Suhaib Siddiqi [SMTP:ssiddiqi@inspirepharm.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 3:12 PM
To: David Monk; 'cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com'
Subject: RE: problem with extract.exe
Windows NT 4.0 ships with a extract.exe in Winnt directory.
You either rename it or adjust your path that the extract.exe for xfree86 is
found first.
Suhaib
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Monk [mailto:david.monk@encodasystems.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 4:07 PM
> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> Subject: problem with extract.exe
>
> I have searched the archives and can not find an answer to this
> problem. I
> am at my wits end. No matter what I try, I can not get X to install.
> I have
> tried all the semi-related potential solutions with no luck. Linking
> /usr/bin/tar.exe to /tmp/extract.exe Copying /tmp/extract.exe to
> /tmp/extract But, with the directory structure intact as indicated
> in the
> User Guide, I get the following:
>
> dmonk@DMONK-NT /tmp
> $ ls
> Xbin.tgz Xfcyr.tgz Xfsrv.tgz Xlib.tgz Xprt.tgz
> extract.exe
> Xdoc.tgz Xfenc.tgz Xhtml.tgz Xman.tgz Xps.tgz
> startup-scripts.tgz
> Xetc.tgz Xfnts.tgz Xinstall.sh Xnest.tgz Xvfb.tgz
> Xf100.tgz Xfscl.tgz Xjdoc.tgz Xprog.tgz Xxserv.tgz
>
> dmonk@DMONK-NT /tmp
> $ sh Xinstall.sh
>
> Welcome to the XFree86 4.1.0 installer
>
> You are strongly advised to backup your existing XFree86
> installation
> before proceeding. This includes the /usr/X11R6 and /etc/X11
> directories. The installation process will overwrite existing files
> in those directories, and this may include some configuration files
> that may have been customised.
>
> If you are installing a version different from 4.1.0, you
> may need an updated version of this installer script.
>
> Do you wish to continue? (y/n) [n] y
>
> Checking which OS you're running...
> uname reports 'CYGWIN_NT-4.0' version '1.3.2(0.39/3/2)',
> architecture
> 'i686'.
>
> chmod: changing permissions of `extract': No such file or directory
> head: not found
> extract doesn't work properly, renaming it to 'extract.bad'
> mv: preserving times for `extract.bad': No such file or directory
> mv: cannot unlink `extract': No such file or directory
> mv: cannot remove `extract': No such file or directory
> head: not found
> extract.exe doesn't work properly, renaming it to
> 'extract.exe.bad'
>
> The versions of 'extract' and 'extract.exe' you have do not run'
> correctly. Make sure that you have downloaded the correct
> binaries for your system. To find out which is correct,
> run 'sh Xinstall.sh -check'.
>
> When you have corrected the problem, please re-run 'sh Xinstall.sh'
> to proceed with the installation.
>
>
> dmonk@DMONK-NT /tmp
> $
>
> I'm sure this is known, but here it is anyway:
>
> $ ./Xinstall.sh -check
> Checking which OS you're running...
> uname reports 'CYGWIN_NT-4.0' version '1.3.2(0.39/3/2)',
> architecture
> 'i686'.
>
> Binary distribution name is 'Cygwin-ix86'
>
>
> The last time I tried cygwin and X was right before this Xinstall.sh
> thing
> came into play. Now, with that script and relying on extract.exe, it
> just
> won't install.
> Please help. I now have a need for this software.
>
> David Monk
> System Administrator
> Encoda Systems, Inc
> 2862 Directors Cove
> Memphis, Tennessee 38131 USA
> mailto:david.monk@encodasystems.com
> Tel: 901-395-8671
> Fax: 901-395-8643