On Jul 16 19:33, Jay wrote: > > configure:10596: > /obj/gcc.5/i686-pc-cygwin/i686-pc-cygwin/build-i686-pc-cygwin/flex/flex > conftest.l > strace: error creating process > D:\\obj/gcc.5/i686-pc-cygwin/i686-pc-cygwin/build-i686-pc-cygwin/flex/flex, > (error 3) > > which indicates the problem is: > > $ mount > d:\bin on /usr/bin type system (binmode) > d:\lib on /usr/lib type system (binmode) > d: on / type system (binmode) > c: on /cygdrive/c type system (binmode,noumount) > > > d: is being interpeted, as it is on Win32, as the current directory on drive > d, and not, as intended here, as the root of d.
This is never the case in Cygwin. The above error message occurs in strace, which is not a Cygwin application, but a native Win32 application. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- 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/