syntax error near unexpected token `$'in\r''

Question

I\'m trying to compile the NIST Biometric Image Software, and I have been having trouble all day. I finally got the source checked out right, and I installed cygwin with no

Answer 1

That's a symptom of line-ending mismatch.

To convert setup.sh to Unix line endings on Cygwin, use

dos2unix setup.sh