> I use the cpan shell to install Perl modules, but I often get the > error messages like > > /usr/bin/tar: Archive value 88578 is out of uid_t range 0..65535 > > and tar ends with a non-zero exit status so the module won't > install. How can I get around this? Are there any plans of > supporting higher uids than 65535 in Cygwin? >
If I'm not mistaken, there's actually work about to begin on exactly that shortly. > Peter > > -- > I wish dialog boxes had a butten saying "Whatever". I hate being > forced to answer "Yes" or "No" to a question I have no opinion on > whatsoever. There ought to be a button matching my indifference. Hehehhee, that's going in Setup! ;-) -- Gary R. Van Sickle Brewer. Patriot. -- 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/
