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RE: Installing cygwin-xfree



Do you have multiple copies of Cygwin1.dll?  Search your entire hard disk
for cygwin1.dll and delete all of them except the one in cygwin\usr\bin

Also use latest Cygwin (1.3.2) instead of 1.1.8.

Suhaib

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Russ Foster [mailto:russ.foster@swc.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 5:00 PM
> To: 'cygwin-xfree@sources.redhat.com'
> Subject: Installing cygwin-xfree
> 
> 
> I am trying to install xfree as per the instructions from the website:
> 
> http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/cygwin-xfree-ug.html
> 
> At the point when I run Xinstall.sh I get this message:
> 
> 	administrator@RJF-IBM600E /tmp
> 	$ ./Xinstall.sh
> 
> 	                Welcome to the XFree86 4.1.0 installer
> 
> 	You are strongly advised to backup your existing 
> XFree86 installation
> 	before proceeding.  This includes the /usr/X11R6 and /etc/X11
> 	directories.  The installation process will overwrite 
> existing files
> 	in those directories, and this may include some 
> configuration files
> 	that may have been customised.
> 
> 	If you are installing a version different from 4.1.0, you
> 	may need an updated version of this installer script.
> 
> 	Do you wish to continue? (y/n) [n] y
> 
> After pressing "y" I get a Windows Error:
> 
> 	extract.exe - Entry Point Not Found
> 	(X) The procedure entry point mkfifo could not be 
> located in the dynamic link library cygwin1.dll
> 	[OK]
> 
> I hit okay and the Cygwin dialog continues:
> 
> 	Checking which OS you're running...
> 	uname reports 'CYGWIN_NT-5.0' version '1.1.8(0.34/3/2)',
> architecture 	'i686'.
> 	
> 	extract doesn't work properly, renaming it to 'extract.bad'
> 	mv: `extract' and `extract.bad' are the same file
> 	extract.exe doesn't work properly, renaming it to
> 	'extract.exe.bad'
> 	
> 	The versions of 'extract' and 'extract.exe' you have do not run'
> 	correctly.  Make sure that you have downloaded the correct
> 	binaries for your system.  To find out which is correct,
> 	run 'sh ./Xinstall.sh -check'.
> 
> 	When you have corrected the problem, please re-run 'sh 
> ./Xinstall.sh'
> 	to proceed with the installation.
> 
> 
> 	administrator@RJF-IBM600E /tmp
> 	$
> 
> When I run "sh ./Xinstall.sh -check" I get:
> 
> 	administrator@RJF-IBM600E /tmp
> 	$ sh ./Xinstall.sh -check
> 	Checking which OS you're running...
> 	uname reports 'CYGWIN_NT-5.0' version '1.1.8(0.34/3/2)',
> architecture 	'i686'.
> 
> 	Binary distribution name is 'Cygwin-ix86'
> 
> 
> 	administrator@RJF-IBM600E /tmp
> 	$
> 
> 
> Can anyone offer advice?
> 
> 
> -rjf
> 


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