On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 05:09:54PM -0500, Maarten Jacobs wrote: > ---------------------------------------- > > Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 09:02:07 +1100 > > From: duncan_...@acslink.net.au > > To: cygwin@cygwin.com > > Subject: Re: FW: Error installing/updating Cygwin on Windows 10 > > > > On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 02:30:34PM -0500, Maarten Jacobs wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> I have been getting the following error when I update/install packages in > >> Cygwin (32-bit) on Windows 10: > >> > >> Package: _/Unknown package > >> base-files-mketc.sh exit code 1 > >> > >> When I look at /var/log/setup.log.full, it gives me the following cryptic > >> error message: > >> > >> 2016/01/24 14:21:35 running: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe --norc --noprofile > >> "/etc/postinstall/base-files-mketc.sh" > >> Directory /cygdrive/c/Windows/SysWOW64/drivers/etc does not exist; exiting > >> If directory name is garbage you need to update your cygwin package > >> 2016/01/24 14:21:35 abnormal exit: exit code=1 > >> > > Hi Martin, > > > > I got that message yesterday. It went away when I created the etc directory > > (from an Admin CMD window), suggest you do likewise. > > > > Cheers ... Duncan. > > > Hi Duncan, > > Thanks for the suggestion, but this is not a solution for me as /etc > (/cygwin/etc) already exists and has been populated with the packages that I > have installed so far. > > I omitted to mention in my original email that even though the error is > presented every time I make a change to my Cygwin installation, it does not > appear to affect the operation of Cygwin in any way - at least I have not run > into any unexpected behavior yet. > > Thanks, > > Maarten > Hi Maarten.
I meant you need to create C:\Windows\SysWOW64\drivers\etc i.e. (in DOS / CMD window with Admin privilege): > cd C:\Windows\SysWOW64\drivers > mkdir etc I agree there seem to be no ill effects from the error except the nuisance of having an error popup. Cheers ... Duncan. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
