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Re: problem updating to dash 0.5.6.1-2


On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 10:57 PM, Robert McDougall <mcdougar@purdue.edu> wrote:
> Running `setup.exe`, to update dash from 0.5.6.1-1 to 0.5.6.1-2,
> produces:
>
>> Unable to extract /usr/share/doc/dash/ChangeLog -- the file is in use.
>> Please stop all Cygwin processes and select "Retry", or select
>> "Continue" to go on anyway (you will need to reboot).
>
> No Cygwin window is open, and no process reported by Task Manager
> appears relevant, except setup itself. ?So I see no Cygwin process to
> stop.

If curious, get Process Explorer from Sysinternals (now Microsoft).
You can the search for in-use files.

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