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When I run wget <URL>, it returns without downloading the specified URL and doesn't produce any errors. This occurred after I updated the packages using setup-x8x_64 --no-admin over the weekend.
I suspect this has something to do with updating cygwin while having xterms open. I attempted to reinstall the wget package, and uninstall and install the wget package, neither worked. None of the options do anything either (e.g., wget --help), they all just return to the commandline.
Ron Morfitt
Posted 2017-07-26T16:09:56.003
Reputation: 1
Try reinstalling the cygwin package. Probably also bash and perhaps mintty, while you're at it. – Daniel B – 2017-07-26T16:12:48.023
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strace wgetit should highlight which dll is causing the problem – matzeri – 2017-07-26T17:08:04.277"updating cygwin while having xterms open" How did you manage that? The install halts if you have any cygwin programs running. – DavidPostill – 2017-07-26T17:37:44.153
I ran "strace wget" and an error window popped up with, "The procedure entry point strverscmp could not be located in the dynamic link library cygwin1.dll". Running a simple "setup-x86_64.exe --no-admin" and selecting the "cygwin" package to reinstall solved my problem. you! – Ron Morfitt – 2017-07-28T03:32:08.647
Now I'm reinstalling bash and mintty to be safe. Thank you! I was given a fish and taught to fish better for myself. You guys rock! – Ron Morfitt – 2017-07-28T03:39:02.990