Re: configure command does not run.... d2u does not help either... appreciation from Dave
On 11/30/07, 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. I have not experienced this problem using WinRAR. -Jason -- 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/
Re: configure command does not run.... d2u does not help either... appreciation from Dave
DePriest, Jason R. wrote: On 11/30/07, 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. I have not experienced this problem using WinRAR. Using non-Cygwin tools on compressed tar files is not recommended. It is possible to make other tools work, at least in some cases but doing so is unsupported by this list. If someone chooses to use non-Cygwin tools for this purpose, then he/she is on their own when a problem arises as a result. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _ A: Yes. Q: Are you sure? A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- 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/
RE: configure command does not run.... d2u does not help either... appreciation from Dave
On 03 December 2007 18:25, DePriest, Jason R. wrote: On 11/30/07, 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 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. I have not experienced this problem using WinRAR. Well, WinRAR may be smarter, or may have a configuration option (as in fact winzip also does) to not mangle the line endings. But tell me, how successfully does it unpack symlinks, device nodes, or posix permissions? There are other issues besides line-ends that make it a risky and unpredictable business using a non-posix-aware unpacker to unpack some archive that relies on posix semantics. In the most simple cases, you'll have no problems, but problems when they do arise are liable to cause silent failures and be tricky to track down. If those risks and those benefits balance out for you, fair enough and good luck to you, but the only advice I'll ever post to the list is Use a POSIX-aware archiver, because we're not here to provide free support services for some commercial provider's closed-source product like WinZIP... we're here to support Cygwin. cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today -- 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/
RE: configure command does not run.... d2u does not help either... appreciation from Dave
On 30 November 2007 19:42, MasterOfSw wrote: I don't know why d2u doesn't work though, if it really is just a LF/CRLF problem. Well, it probably would, if you could find /all/ the files that needed it, but it needs a lot more than just running it over the configure script. It's generally simpler to just re-unpack the tar from the command-line and throw the mangled one away. cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today -- 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/
Re: configure command does not run.... d2u does not help either... appreciation from Dave
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/
Re: configure command does not run.... d2u does not help either... appreciation from Dave
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. Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See how. http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/ -- 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/
RE: configure command does not run.... d2u does not help either... appreciation from Dave
Hi, I am a new user to cygwin and even to unix. 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. Dear Dave, I owe you a big appreciation. After one week and half struggling with this program uninstalling and reinstalling for thousands time a day, you helped me a lott... Thanks, Asa, -- 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/
