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Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:30:18 -0400
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Subject: Re: Failed Dependencies: /bin/sh needed by <rpm-name>
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On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Drew Holland wrote:
> I am encountering a strange error when I try and install rpm's on my system
> using Cgywin.

Cygwin doesn't use rpm to manage its installed software; it uses
setup.exe.  The rpm utilities are available on Cygwin (as they are on
other non-RPM-based systems: Ubuntu, Solaris, etc.), but that doesn't
automatically give you an rpm database for the Cygwin installation
itself that is correct and complete.

If you're trying to create a package for Cygwin so your software can
be installed without compilation by the end user, then it's probably a
better idea to create a setup.exe-compatible one (see
http://cygwin.com/setup.html for how to do that).

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Mark J. Reed <markjreed AT gmail DOT com>

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