On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 05:09:54PM -0500, Maarten Jacobs wrote:
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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 09:02:07 +1100
From: duncan_roe@acslink.net.au
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: FW: Error installing/updating Cygwin on Windows 10
On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 02:30:34PM -0500, Maarten Jacobs wrote:
Hello,
I have been getting the following error when I update/install
packages in Cygwin (32-bit) on Windows 10:
Package: _/Unknown package
base-files-mketc.sh exit code 1
When I look at /var/log/setup.log.full, it gives me the following
cryptic error message:
2016/01/24 14:21:35 running: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe --norc --noprofile "/etc/postinstall/base-files-mketc.sh"
Directory /cygdrive/c/Windows/SysWOW64/drivers/etc does not exist; exiting
If directory name is garbage you need to update your cygwin package
2016/01/24 14:21:35 abnormal exit: exit code=1
Hi Martin,
I got that message yesterday. It went away when I created the etc directory
(from an Admin CMD window), suggest you do likewise.
Cheers ... Duncan.
Hi Duncan,
Thanks for the suggestion, but this is not a solution for me as /etc
(/cygwin/etc) already exists and has been populated with the packages that I
have installed so far.
I omitted to mention in my original email that even though the error
is presented every time I make a change to my Cygwin installation, it does not
appear to affect the operation of Cygwin in any way - at least I have not
run into any unexpected behavior yet.
Thanks,
Maarten
Hi Maarten.
I meant you need to create C:\Windows\SysWOW64\drivers\etc i.e. (in DOS / CMD
window with Admin privilege):
cd C:\Windows\SysWOW64\drivers
mkdir etc
I agree there seem to be no ill effects from the error except the nuisance of
having an error popup.