Duncan - thanks for the suggestion! Larry - I'm not sure what you mean by " If you use the latest Cygwin package, you won't see this error.". This error started when I installed Cygwin from scratch, using the latest setup.exe from the website. Presumably using the setup.exe from the website, and starting with a clean install should ensure I have the "latest Cygwin package" - whichever package this maye be?
---------------------------------------- > Subject: Re: Error installing/updating Cygwin on Windows 10 > To: cygwin@cygwin.com > From: reply-to-list-only...@cygwin.com > Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 20:14:39 -0500 > > On 1/24/2016 5:31 PM, Duncan Roe wrote: >> 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. > > The nuisance and the error itself should no longer occur. If you use the > latest Cygwin package, you won't see this error. You don't need to create > C:\Windows\SysWOW64\drivers\etc. If you're seeing this error, please follow > the problem reporting guidelines from the link below to report the problem. > > <http://cygwin.com/problems.html> > > -- > Larry > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > A: Yes. >> Q: Are you sure? >>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? > > -- > 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 > -- 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
