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Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: ncurses-5.2-7


Follow them again.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Randall R Schulz" <rrschulz@cris.com>
To: <cygwin@cygwin.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: ncurses-5.2-7


> Hi,
>
> Please envision me looking very sheepish as I report this...
>
> I just did my usual blind, periodic
> check-for-Cygwin-update-download-and-install routine. Imagine my
> peevishness when I found my Vim no longer works ("The dynamic link
library
> cygncurses5.dll could not be found in the specified path ...").
>
> Judging from the mailing list, I'm the only fool to jump in like this
and
> mess up my Cygwin. Can someone outline a repair procedure for someone
who
> didn't follow these instructions?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Randall Schulz
> Mountain View, CA USA
>
>
> At 07:07 2001-10-03, you wrote:
> >!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >!!!!! WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING !!!!!!
> >
> >To update your system, you must run setup.exe TWICE.  First, run
setup
> >and update ONLY the ncurses package from 5.2-5 to 5.2-7.  UNSELECT
any
> >other packages.  Continue until setup completes and exits.  Second,
run
> >setup and install the new terminfo, libncurses5, and libncurses6
> >packages.  Continue until setup completes and exits.  You MUST do
BOTH
> >steps, or your cygwin installation will be broken.
> >
> >!!!!! WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING !!!!!!
> >!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>
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