RE: Problem using Cygwin with SubVersion

["Dave Korn" <dave dot korn at artimi dot com>]

Verkooijen,Joost J.W. wrote on 08 October 2008 08:52:

> Hello,
> 
> I installed Cygwin on my PC and it works fine. After the installation I
> committed the files to my SVN repository. I downloaded the files at
> another PC and tried to run the following command 'gcc -o test.o test.c'.
> It returns the error:   
> 
> /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-cygwin/3.4.4/../../../../i686-pc-cygwin/bin/as.exe:
> /usr/li 
> b/gcc/i686-pc-cygwin/3.4.4/../../../../i686-pc-cygwin/bin/as.exe: cannot
>  execute binary file
> 
> When I use the same command at my PC where I originally installed Cygwin
> there are no errors returned. 
> 
> Both PCs run Windows XP SP3. Please can you help me? I don't know what
> the problem is. 


  Probably your .exes lost the -x permission bit.  You need to make sure they
get the svn:executable property when you commit them for preference, but you
can also go back and add it later.


    cheers,
      DaveK
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