on winXP sp2, setup loops forever when installing xorg-base

[Carlo Florendo]

Hello,

I've tried installing cygwin with X on a Win-XP SP2 box.  However,
installation stalls at 99% when installing some xorg packages.

Message says:

"Cannot open log file C:\cygwin/var/log/setup.log for writing"
Yes, the '\' and '/' are as is :)

This problem is similar to the one from:
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2004-11/msg00253.html (6 Nov 2004)

So, I reinstalled cygwin without the X, and went to the Cygwin/Xfree 
website to see how to install X.  The site says that we just need to 
install xorg-base and we will have X working.  However, installing 
xorg-base installs a couple of script files and a README.

I read the README and installed (via setup, ofcourse :) )the packages 
listed as dependencies.
*All worked well now.* :)  However, isn't setup suppose to do this?

I posted this problem on the cygwin-xfree mailing list and someone 
hinted that since setup doesn't install dependencies, this could be a 
setup problem (http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2004-11/msg00022.html)

Is this an X or a setup problem?  (I'm at a loss so I posted to cygwin 
and cygwin-xfree).  Please advise on where to post.

Thanks!

Best Regards,

Carlo

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Carlo Florendo
Astra Philippines Inc.
www.astra.ph

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