Cygwin 1.7.16-1 setup v2.774 problem for un-installable packages
Ken
kstmp001@comcast.net
Sat Sep 15 20:55:00 GMT 2012
Ken wrote:
> - ran setup to "Install from Local Directory"
> - toggle the "Default" to "Install" for all the
> previously downloaded packages
> - Now, examine the X11 section and observe that the
> end of this listing includes many items listed as
> "Skip". For example, x2x, Xaw3d, mkcfm, and proxymngr
> to name a few.
> - Attempt to toggle the "Skip" to determine what the
> package size is and whether or not it is a binary or
> source, then setup.exe crashes.
>
Upon further testing, I found that this issue only
occurs when there are multiple local repository folders
within the same local source tree
("--local-package-dir" to setup). That is, even to the
point where only one is populated with package files
and the same version of setup.ini exists in all of
them. For example, the following structure will produce
the problem.
==================================
CYGWIN\1.7.16-1
â setup.exe
â
ââââhttp%3a%2f%2fcygwin.mirrors.pair.com%2f
â â setup.ini
â â
â âââârelease
â ââââaalib
â â ââââlibaa1
â â libaa1-1.4rc5-10.tar.bz2
v v
v v (snipped)
v v
â â
â ââââ_update-info-dir
â _update-info-dir-01074-1.tar.bz2
â
ââââ_http%3a%2f%2fcygwin.mirrors.pair.com%2f
setup.ini
==================================
However, if setup.ini is deleted from the secondary
repositories, the problem does not manifest.
Is this is a bug? Or is setup only designed to allow
only one local repository folder?
Kind regards,
Ken
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