util-linux package incomplete?

Lee D. Rothstein lee@veritech.com
Sun Mar 9 00:19:00 GMT 2008


Eric Blake wrote:
> According to Angelo Graziosi on 3/7/2008 10:48 AM:
| Running 'cygcheck -cv' says that util-linux package is incomplete:
> |
> | Missing file: /usr/bin/logger.exe from package util-linux
> | util-linux               2.13.1-1              Incomplete
> |
> | Since I have read some discussion on cygwin-apps list regarding this
> | package, should one reinstall it or wait for an update?
>
> This is due to multiple packages providing the same file (at least at one
> point in time).  If package A used to provide a file, but package B now
> does, but you don't upgrade A until after B, then the upgrade of A will
> delete the file.  At any rate, the fix is the same - rerun setup.exe, and
> reinstall anything that shows up as incomplete. 
I noticed, today, that while 'look' (part of util-linux) is present the 
package,
installs correctly (according to 'cygcheck') and works (loads and runs on
Vista), the 'dict' file is missing.

Lee

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