File permision errors on win98 with net release candidate

[John Fortin]

John Fortin wrote:
> 
> "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" wrote:
> >
> > At 04:54 PM 3/16/00, you wrote:
> > >All,
> > >     I've installed the net release candidate in my Win98 box into /bin
> > >and /usr/bin off mounted from c:.
> > >
> > >I installed the base requirements for development (gcc, make, sed,
> > >binutils, etc) bash, fileutils etc.
> > >
> > >I wanted to compile a simple package such as autoconf.  This is what I
> > >got after I typed
> > >
> > >~/gnu/autoconf-2.13/: echo $MAKE_MODE
> > >unix
> > >~/gnu/autoconf-2.13/: configure --prefix=/usr
> > >creating cache ./config.cache
> > >checking for gm4... no
> > >checking for gnum4... no
> > >checking for m4... no
> > >checking for mawk... no
> > >checking for gawk... gawk
> > >checking for perl... no
> > >configure: warning: autoscan will not be built since perl is not found
> > >checking for a BSD compatible install... /BIN/install -c
> > >.//configure: cannot create temp file for here document: Permission
> > >denied
> > >updating cache ./config.cache
> > >.//configure: cannot create temp file for here document: Permission
> > >denied
> > >creating ./config.status
> > >.//configure: cannot create temp file for here document: Permission
> > >denied
> > >.//configure: cannot create temp file for here document: Permission
> > >denied
> > >.//configure: cannot create temp file for here document: Permission
> > >denied
> > >.//configure: cannot create temp file for here document: Permission
> > >denied
> > >.//configure: cannot create temp file for here document: Permission
> > >denied
> > >.//configure: cannot create temp file for here document: Permission
> > >denied
> > >.//configure: cannot create temp file for here document: Permission
> > >denied
> > >~/gnu/autoconf-2.13/:
> > >
> > >
> > >I have gcc as follows:
> > >~/gnu/autoconf-2.13/: gcc -v
> > >Reading specs from /USR/BIN/../lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/2.95.2/specs
> > >gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)
> > >~/gnu/autoconf-2.13/:
> > >
> > >I tried both the newest and oldest available snapshots dlls as of
> > >3-15-2000 with the same problem.  Everything worked before I converted
> > >over to the new distribution.  I also tried other packages with the same
> > >results.
> > >
> > >Any suggestions??
> > >
> > >John
> >
> > Do you have ntsec set?
> 
> Unless it is on by default, no.
> 
> John

ntsec should not even matter for win95/98, should it??

I also found out that ntsec is on by default, but only for NT.

John