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Re: ssh-host-config doesn't chown /var/empty properly from setup.exe
On Tue, 20 Jun 2006, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 19, 2006 at 08:04:13PM -0400, Igor Peshansky wrote:
> >Hmm, ok, the next thing to check is the fact that PATH and other
> >environment variables may not be set the same. Try adding some debugging
> >information to the postinstall script (or even change the shebang line to
> >"bash -x"), and see what's different in setup.exe and the command line.
>
> This seems to be debugging of an application problem rather than
> package-related issues. As such, I think this thread belongs in the
> cygwin mailing list.
This was my first impulse too, but then I realized that we were really
debugging the environment that setup presents to the postinstall scripts.
As such, it's a setup issue, and specifically belongs here, IMHO.
If it turns out to be an ssh-host-config issue instead, it'll definitely
get moved.
Igor
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