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Re: error parsing setup.bz2 in setup.exe
On 1/4/06, Eric Vlach <eric@vlach.us> wrote:
> Igor,
>
> Earlier I was using setup.exe version 2.510.2.2. I updated and tried both
> version 2.521 and 2.523, with no success. I use "Direct Connection," not IE5
> settings. Are you able to repeat my error on your system?
>
I just tried to add a package using the latest cygwin setup, and also
get the exact same error message "(null) line 10196: syntax error,
unexpected $undefined,
expecting STRING." I had just run setup 10 minutes earlier to get X,
and it worked fine. I use firefox, and dont cache any files.
> Here is a detailed explanation of what I was doing:
> I bought a new computer and need to install cygwin from scratch. The first
> time I ran the setup.exe, everything worked fine, and I spent about 10
> minutes going through all the modules, copying my old configuration. When I
> finally had all that I wanted, I hit "next." an error came up telling me the
> connection was lost. From then on, every attempt to load setup.bz2 gave me
> the "...unexpected $undefined..." error. The weird thing is that on my old
> computer and my co-workers computer, both having a working version of
> cygwin, the same problem occurs.
>
> Attatched is setup.log.full (not very helpful, but maybe you can find a
> hint?)
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > On Wed, 4 Jan 2006, Eric Vlach wrote:
> >
> >> At 8:30am PST, setup worked fine. Then at 8:50am PST, the following
> >> error occured, and has been occuring ever since:
> >>
> >> Cygwin's setup.exe (using a copy downloaded 1/4/2005, 9:20am) fails to
> >> load the setup file. After selecting a mirror, it downloads the
> >> setup.bz2 file, and upon reading it encounters an error. Message box
> >> pops up with: "(null) line 10196: syntax error, unexpected $undefined,
> >> expecting STRING."
> >>
> >> I tried this with a dozen different mirrors, as well as on two other
> >> computers, with no success. Any ideas?
> >
> > Try the latest setup snapshot: <http://cygwin.com/setup/snapshots/>.
> > Also, did you use "IE5 settings" for your connection? If so, try clearing
> > the IE cache -- you may be using a stale version of setup.bz2.
> >
> > If this doesn't help, please post the content of /var/log/setup.log.full.
> > HTH,
> > Igor
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