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Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 23:02:36 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Angelo Graziosi <Angelo DOT Graziosi AT roma1 DOT infn DOT it>
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Subject: Re: Problems using 'mkdirhier'
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On Wed, 21 Jun 2006, Igor Peshansky wrote:

> On Wed, 21 Jun 2006, Angelo Graziosi wrote:
> 
> > Trying to build an application downloaded from the web, the make fails
> > using 'mkdirhier'. I have reproduced this with the following example:
> >
> > As Administrator:
> > -------------------------------------
> > $ cd
> > $ mkdirhier /home/Administrator/foo1/foo2/lib
> > mkdir: cannot create directory `//home': No such host or network path
> > mkdir: cannot create directory `//home/Administrator': Permission denied
> > mkdir: cannot create directory `//home/Administrator/foo1': Permission denied
> > mkdir: cannot create directory `//home/Administrator/foo1/foo2': Permission denied
> > mkdir: cannot create directory `//home/Administrator/foo1/foo2/lib': Permission denied
> > -------------------------------------
> >
> 
> .....
>
> Googling for "mkdirhier site:cygwin.com inurl:ml/cygwin" should turn up
> the fixes you need.

Applying the patch reported in
http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2003-06/msg00374.html seems to solve
the problem!

Thanks,
   
   Angelo.


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