Thanks for clearing up the misconception, Igor. I looked under the Cygwin packages and found gawk, but when I go back to "Install Now!", I don't see where I can select "gawk" under Categories (which includes Admin*Default, Archive*Default, Base*Default, etc.) - which category would gawk be in?
Thanks, Len > -----Original Message----- > From: Igor Pechtchanski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 3:43 PM > To: Leonard Kannapell > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: missing awk.exe and gawk.exe in Cygwin download > > > Just to correct a misconception for the archives: you > download packages > using setup.exe. You go to the Cygwin Package Search page to find out > which package contains the file or program you need. > > So, the correct procedure to install a file you're missing is: > > 1) Go to http://cygwin.com/packages/ to find out which > package contains a > particular program or file. > > 2) Run an existing setup.exe that you have on your system and > select that > package for installation. > > 3) If you want the latest setup.exe (usually unnecessary unless you're > notified by setup that a newer version is available), click on the > "Install now" link on the main Cygwin page, http://cygwin.com/ , to > download it, and then repeat step 2. > Igor > > On Fri, 27 Sep 2002, Leonard Kannapell wrote: > > > Thanks, Igor. I did go to the aforementioned Web site and > searched on > > "bin/awk," and it didn't specify any download directory. > However, I did > > go to http://www.redhat.com/download/cygwin.html and > clicked "Download > > Now!" and somehow the gawk package was included in the > download, and I > > now have awk.exe and gawk.exe included in my cygwin/bin directory. > > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > -Len > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Igor Pechtchanski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 3:05 PM > > > To: Leonard Kannapell > > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: missing awk.exe and gawk.exe in Cygwin download > > > > > > > > > Go to http://cygwin.com/packages/ and search for "bin/gawk". > > > In short, gawk is in a separate package, and you probably haven't > > > downloaded it. If you direct the users to download cygwin, > > > you may also > > > want to give them a list of packages they need for your > applications. > > > Igor > > > > > > On Fri, 27 Sep 2002, Leonard Kannapell wrote: > > > > > > > Cygwin users, > > > > > > > > An older download for Windows included awk.exe and > gawk.exe in the > > > > cygwin/bin directory. I downloaded a recent version > (1.3.12-2) that > > > > apparently doesn't include these files, so running the > > > cygwin utility > > > > doesn't seem to work. > > > > > > > > Two questions: > > > > > > > > 1. Was this intentional or is it just a mistake on my > behalf when > > > > downloading? > > > > > > > > 2. If it is intentional, where can I download awk.exe and > > > gawk.exe (and > > > > other necessary files) to make cygwin functional? > > > > > > > > We direct users to your site to download Cygwin, and > the users will > > > > likely be confused if the installation is incomplete. > > > Thanks for your > > > > time. > > > > > > > > Len Kannapell > > > > > > -- > > > http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ > > > |\ _,,,---,,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Igor Pechtchanski > > > '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! > > > > > > "Water molecules expand as they grow warmer" (C) Popular > > > Science, Oct'02, p.51 > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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/ > > > > > > -- > http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ > |\ _,,,---,,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Igor Pechtchanski > '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! > > "Water molecules expand as they grow warmer" (C) Popular > Science, Oct'02, p.51 > > > -- 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/
