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RE: missing paths
I did a "reinstall" of cygwin when I installed 1.7.1 over my 1.5.25 install.
It is my impression that this is the way to guarantee the complete install of the OS.
How did such a critical file get missed and how can I guarantee other files were not missed.
-Kevin
-----Original Message-----
From: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Andy Koppe
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 12:48 PM
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: missing paths
Roe, Kevin L.:
> My install is missing the /etc/profile file.
>
> I think this may be the reason for why I need the '-c "exec /bin/bash"' in my shortcut.
>
> What do I need to have in my /etc/profile file besides what you mentioned.
Lots. Probably best to reinstall the 'base-files' package at this
point. If you created an /etc/profile just now, delete it first
(because a customised profile won't be overwritten).
Andy
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