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Re: Base-files-mketc.sh error for non-existing C:\Windows\SysWOW64\drivers\etc


Achim Gratz <Stromeko <at> NexGo.DE> writes:

> 
> David Lee <mailtolky <at> gmail.com> writes:
> > >> WINETC="$(/usr/bin/cygpath -S -u)/drivers/etc"
> 
> It's been looking for that for quite some time IIRC.  That indeed should
> likely be
> 
>  WINETC="$(/usr/bin/cygpath -W -u)/System32/drivers/etc"
> 
> although I've yet to find an official MS document that says so.  I'd
> appreciate if someone could point that out to me, I'll update the base-files
> package in the next few days.

Looking for the 'etc' directory ?

@@ uname -a
CYGWIN_NT-6.1-WOW Seven 2.3.1(0.291/5/3) 2015-11-14 12:42 i686 Cygwin

@@ ls -l /drv/c/windows/SysWOW64/drivers | grep etc # no etc in drivers
below SysWOW64
@@ ls -l /drv/c/windows/System32/drivers | grep etc # System32 is redirected
to SysWOW64
@@ ls -l /drv/c/windows/SysNative/drivers | grep etc # basically, etc exists
in drivers below System32
drwxrwx---+  1 TrustedInstaller TrustedInstaller        0 Sep  7  2014 etc

64-@@ uname -a
CYGWIN_NT-6.1 Seven 2.3.1(0.291/5/3) 2015-11-14 12:44 x86_64 Cygwin

64-@@  ls -l /drv/c/windows/System32/drivers | grep etc
drwxrwx---+  1 TrustedInstaller TrustedInstaller        0 Sep  7  2014 etc
64-@@  ls -l /drv/c/windows/SysWOW64/drivers | grep etc # again, no etc in
drivers below SysWOW64

-----
Summary:

32-bits:
/drv/c/windows/SysNative/drivers/etc exists

64-bits:
/drv/c/windows/System32/drivers/etc exists

Regards,
Henri



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