At 04:41 PM 1/2/2002, Andrew Sidwell wrote: >>Hello all, >> I'm sorry if this has been solved before, but I can't see it on the >>mailing list archives, so I'm guessing it's not. > ><snip> > >Here's a clarification of the error messages and what caused them: > >On a compile using GCC, a little error box with the title 'Error Starting Program' >pops up, with the text, "The COLLECT2.EXE file is linked to missing export >CYGWIN1.DLL:_ctype_.". > >In the Cygwin window itself, there is the message: > >gcc: installation problem, cannot exec >'/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/2.95.3-5/collect2..exe': Permission denied. > >I'm using Win98SE, without any bcc tools, etc. installed. > >Thanks in advance, >-- >Andrew Sidwell, takkaria on IRC
How'd you manage to install gcc without binutils? Did you use setup.exe and consciously override the install of binutils (installing gcc will install binutils if you tell it not to)? If you didn't use setup.exe, then that's your problem. The solution to either of these two scenarios is "don't do that"(tm). The way to avoid these types of problems in general is to use setup.exe and do what it tells you unless you're absolutely sure that your needs aren't met by setup.exe. If setup.exe won't give you what you want, you're free to proceed with any experimental installation that you like of course. Unfortunately for you (perhaps), this list can't invest any time finding the problems in your custom configuration, assuming that's what you have or were targetting. Hope that helps some, Larry Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
