Failed Dependencies: /bin/sh needed by <rpm-name>

[Drew Holland]

Hmm thanks for the idea, I think I will try that next and see what I get :).


Mark J. Reed wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Drew Holland wrote:
>> I am encountering a strange error when I try and install rpm's on my
>> system
>> using Cgywin.
> 
> Cygwin doesn't use rpm to manage its installed software; it uses
> setup.exe.  The rpm utilities are available on Cygwin (as they are on
> other non-RPM-based systems: Ubuntu, Solaris, etc.), but that doesn't
> automatically give you an rpm database for the Cygwin installation
> itself that is correct and complete.
> 
> If you're trying to create a package for Cygwin so your software can
> be installed without compilation by the end user, then it's probably a
> better idea to create a setup.exe-compatible one (see
> http://cygwin.com/setup.html for how to do that).
> 
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