setup 2.427 runtime error

[Patrick Jones]

I am having a similar problem. I am trying to install from a local 
directory, after having copied the packages from cd to hard drive. set.exe 
gets to the point where it parses (or appears to parse) setup.ini - then 
quits abruptly with an error message to the effect that an error log is 
being written.

Problem is - \etc\setup has no log file...so I can't even diagnose the 
error. Any thoughts? (I'm using Windows 2000 Professional on a Toshiba 
laptop) Thank you.

Regards, Pat Jones

>From: "David A. Cobb" <Superbiskit@cox.net>
>Reply-To: Superbiskit@cox.net,  Cygwin Application Packaging Discussion 
>List <cygwin-apps@cygwin.com>
>To: Max Bowsher <maxb@ukf.net>,  cygwin-apps@cygwin.com
>Subject: Re: setup 2.427 runtime error
>Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 20:53:50 -0400
>
>I really hate to be such a PITA ( this time, anyway ).  Is there anywhere 
>you'all would suggest I look,
>for a probable cause on this monster.  It has me dead-in-the-water as 
>regards Cygwin.
>
>Max Bowsher wrote:
>
>>David A. Cobb wrote:
>>
>>>Shaffer, Kenneth wrote:
>>>
>>>>I'm getting a setup.exe runtime error when trying to install from a 
>>>>local
>>>>disk (after downloading from the internet) just after the MD5 checks.
>>>>
>>>I just reported a possibly similar situation
>>
>>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>I've made some improvements to setup's error reporting.
>>
>>Can you try version 2.431 from:
>>http://cygwin.com/setup-snapshots/
>>(Little has changed since the last release, so I guess this is a 
>>release-candidate).
>>
>>It should give a more detailed error which should (hopefully) enable me to 
>>trace the bug.
>>
>>Max.
>>
>>
>
>--
>David A. Cobb, Software Engineer, Public Access Advocate
>"By God's Grace, I am a Christian man; by my actions a great sinner." -- 
>The Way of a Pilgrim: R.French, Tr.
>Life is too short to tolerate crappy software!
>
>
>
><< Superbiskit.vcf >>

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