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Re: Base-files-mketc.sh error for non-existing C:\Windows\SysWOW64\drivers\etc
- From: Achim Gratz <Stromeko at nexgo dot de>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 19:53:14 +0100
- Subject: Re: Base-files-mketc.sh error for non-existing C:\Windows\SysWOW64\drivers\etc
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Henri writes:
>> It's been looking for that for quite some time IIRC. That indeed should
>> likely be
>>
>> WINETC="$(/usr/bin/cygpath -W -u)/System32/drivers/etc"
>>
>> although I've yet to find an official MS document that says so. I'd
>> appreciate if someone could point that out to me, I'll update the base-files
>> package in the next few days.
>
> Please read:
>
> https://msdn.microsoft.com/\
> en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa384187%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
>
> ... an attempt by Microsoft to explain the mess ...
>
> Better Google: SysNative etc
TLDR;
I think my proposal above works on all systems without any of the
SysNative nonsense, I just still don't know if Microsoft in their
infinite wisdom have yet another place where they might look for those
files.
Regards,
Achim.
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