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RE: missing awk.exe and gawk.exe in Cygwin download


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:pechtcha@cs.nyu.edu]
> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 3:43 PM
> To: Leonard Kannapell
> Cc: cygwin@cygwin.com
> 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:pechtcha@cs.nyu.edu]
> > > Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 3:05 PM
> > > To: Leonard Kannapell
> > > Cc: cygwin@cygwin.com
> > > 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
> > >
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> "Water molecules expand as they grow warmer" (C) Popular 
> Science, Oct'02, p.51
> 
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