From unknown Sat Aug 16 00:31:45 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#7738 <7738@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#7738 <7738@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: Some advice needed Reply-To: bug#7738 <7738@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2025 07:31:45 +0000 retitle 7738 Some advice needed reassign 7738 coreutils submitter 7738 Jens Gunnarsson severity 7738 normal thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Dec 26 12:23:17 2010 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 26 Dec 2010 17:23:19 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PWuJP-00079S-Om for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 12:23:16 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PWuEC-00070K-BO for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 12:17:53 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PWuKj-0004BM-EL for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 12:24:38 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,T_DKIM_INVALID,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:34464) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PWuKj-0004BI-C4 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 12:24:37 -0500 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=53095 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PWuKi-0000JW-AD for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 12:24:37 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PWuKh-0004B5-6c for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 12:24:36 -0500 Received: from mail-gx0-f169.google.com ([209.85.161.169]:43998) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PWuKh-0004Au-45 for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 12:24:35 -0500 Received: by gxk5 with SMTP id 5so4231597gxk.0 for ; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 09:24:34 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type; bh=8U5tyDvuhBOZ9zq9qKL2TeVDFpsZPx38RiaEx6Gc+PY=; b=bZQWB6jkl/FWRE4kbRvq/YJjxZTP0oTrfJCwoY62SLOaw0/gUa4JiVXk834z88IABv 9D8tpSZd15Pc/0itJh4QS22W8dTPXsIfFO7coVkTSuiLHx4X9A9LF4gVVyidJi0eJ0x0 Gy2oOuoy1rUSBzPmNAld3yww5J9KrFXdKVDgw= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=sOy7vkguHUF/x0AD4dUuVAY2SqdgdP1tRKWaw73Ybt4KXQYi6/giSqoc/iUlLxbyms s3qc4NH7+k49GaTZlAlgJzgdDEJP+OG8wJtWVugN2NShSg+ZpWZR4bZ3b5D25iYTkDgp QSW4aXstqZX8alNxFaPCZxz+4/7FB2u+kXsFM= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.236.105.161 with SMTP id k21mr5131280yhg.87.1293384274125; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 09:24:34 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.236.41.179 with HTTP; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 09:24:34 -0800 (PST) Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:24:34 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Some advice needed From: Jens Gunnarsson To: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=90e6ba25e53b37a7da0498537eb5 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Spam-Score: -5.9 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sun, 26 Dec 2010 12:23:14 -0500 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -5.9 (-----) --90e6ba25e53b37a7da0498537eb5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Good day. Dont know if this is bug, or me. Installed Ubuntu Notbok on my laptop to try it out. Planing of getting new laptop, and not having it with Windows. I am not much of a computer man. Mainly user. >From beginning just learned enough working with Dos to get by. Now looking at, possibility of playing old games, was getting Dosbox (installed and works) and following Ubuntu instructions, how to get it to work. In my line of work, i spend months at a time with out internet, on board a ship, so passing time playing the old games looks appealing. Reson I want to give Ubuntu thurough test before I purchase new machine with that as the only OS. Came to a standstill when creating new directory. Next 3 lines are copy from terminal, of what happened. jens@jens-Satellite-A100:~$ mkdir ~/dos/c mkdir: cannot create directory `/home/jens/dos/c': No such file or directory jens@jens-Satellite-A100:~$ Link to Ubuntu instruction page. ://help.ubuntu.com/community/DOSBox If you could advice me, of what I am doing wrong. Best regards. Jens Gunnarsson --90e6ba25e53b37a7da0498537eb5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Good day.
Dont know if this is bug, or me.

Ins= talled Ubuntu Notbok on my laptop to try it out.
Planing of getti= ng new laptop, and not having it with Windows.
I am not much of a= computer man. =A0Mainly user.
From beginning just learned enough working with Dos to get by.
Now looking at,=A0possibility=A0of playing old games, was=A0getting=A0Do= sbox (installed and works) =A0and=A0following=A0Ubuntu=A0instructions, how = to get it to work.

In my line of work, i spend months at a time with out i= nternet, on board a ship, so passing time playing the old games looks appea= ling. =A0Reson I want to give Ubuntu thurough test before I purchase new ma= chine with that as the only OS.

Came to a=A0standstill=A0when creating new directory. = =A0Next 3 lines are copy from terminal, of what happened.

jens@jens-Satellite-A100:~$ mkdir ~/dos/c
mkdir: cannot cr= eate directory `/home/jens/dos/c': No such file or directory
jens@jens-Satellite-A100:~$=A0

Li= nk to Ubuntu instruction page. =A0://help.ubuntu.com/community/DOSBox

If you could advice me, of what I am doing wrong.

Best regards.
Jens Gunnarsson
--90e6ba25e53b37a7da0498537eb5-- From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Dec 26 14:11:30 2010 Received: (at 7738-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 26 Dec 2010 19:11:30 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PWw09-0001Ef-Vz for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 14:11:30 -0500 Received: from smtp.cs.ucla.edu ([131.179.128.62]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PWw07-0001ES-Vv for 7738-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 14:11:28 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C9FA39E80F0; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 11:18:13 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at smtp.cs.ucla.edu Received: from smtp.cs.ucla.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.cs.ucla.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 3vJONG32Z-Ae; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 11:18:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.1.10] (pool-71-189-109-235.lsanca.fios.verizon.net [71.189.109.235]) by smtp.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 0B00C39E80DB; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 11:18:13 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4D1794F4.9090708@cs.ucla.edu> Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2010 11:18:12 -0800 From: Paul Eggert Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.2.13) Gecko/20101208 Thunderbird/3.1.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jens Gunnarsson Subject: Re: bug#7738: Some advice needed References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -2.9 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 7738-done Cc: 7738-done@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -2.9 (--) On 12/26/2010 09:24 AM, Jens Gunnarsson wrote: > $ mkdir ~/dos/c > mkdir: cannot create directory `/home/jens/dos/c': No such file or directory The problem is that you're trying to make ~/dos/c without making ~/dos first. This should work: mkdir ~/dos ~/dos/c And this will also work, and it'll be a bit simpler: mkdir -p ~/dos/c Admittedly the mkdir diagnostic is pretty bad here. From unknown Sat Aug 16 00:31:45 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:24:04 +0000 User-Agent: Fakemail v42.6.9 # This is a fake control message. # # The action: # bug archived. thanks # This fakemail brought to you by your local debbugs # administrator