On Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 11:41:56AM -0800, MasterOfSw wrote: >> >> I am trying to compile a package called "meep" by means of cygwin. >> >> While running the configure command I get an error as: >> >> >> >> ./configure: line 13: $'r': command not found >> > >> >Guess #1: Don't use WinZIP (or any other windows GUI program) >> to >> > unpack >> >.tar.gz files for Cygwin, because they mangle the line ends from LF >> to >> > CRLF. >> >Use "tar xvzf meep-0.10.1.tar.gz" in a bash shell instead. >> > > >I run into this exact thing all the time and still forget to NOT use the >Windows un-tar utility. > >I don't know why d2u doesn't work though, if it really is just a LF/CRLF >problem. >I can use the Windows tar functions for non-cygwin related items. Just not >with cygwin.
You probably just haven't installed/uninstalled enough. After a while Cygwin just gets tired, gives up, and quietly executes files extracted with winzip. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
