Downloading Empty setup.ini File from Mirrors

[Marco Atzeri]

On 16/08/2015 16:19, Emily Jackson wrote:
> When I try to update cygwin I get an empty setup.ini file and the only
> packages that appear are the ones I already have installed--they are all
> listed under "Miscellaneous". I get this with every mirror I try and on
> two different PCs, both running Windows 10. This is from setup.log:
>
> 2015/08/16 09:03:29 Starting cygwin install, version 2.871
> 2015/08/16 09:03:29 User has backup/restore rights
> 2015/08/16 09:03:29 Current Directory: C:\Users\Emily\Downloads\cygwin
> 2015/08/16 09:03:29 Could not open service McShield for query, start and
> stop. McAfee may not be installed, or we don't have access.
> 2015/08/16 09:03:32 source: network install
> 2015/08/16 09:03:37 root: C:\cygwin64 system
> 2015/08/16 09:03:40 Selected local directory:
> C:\Users\Emily\Downloads\cygwin
> 2015/08/16 09:03:42 net: Direct
> 2015/08/16 09:03:55 site: http://cygwin.mirror.constant.com/
> 2015/08/16 09:04:18 Changing gid back to original
> 2015/08/16 09:04:18 running: C:\cygwin64\bin\dash.exe
> "/etc/postinstall/0p_000_autorebase.dash"
> 2015/08/16 09:04:27 Changing gid to Administrators
> 2015/08/16 09:04:29 note: Nothing needed to be installed
> 2015/08/16 09:04:29 Ending cygwin install
>
> Thanks,
>
> Emily
>

this one seems fine:

http://mirrors.kernel.org/sourceware/cygwin/
http://mirrors.kernel.org/sourceware/cygwin/

while
http://cygwin.mirror.constant.com

has crippled setup.ini


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