[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: setup (2.911)

[Rainer Emrich]

Hi Jon,

thanks for your quick answer.

Am 30.12.2021 um 18:38 schrieb Jon Turney:
> On 30/12/2021 16:45, Rainer Emrich wrote:
>> Hi Jon,
>>
>> Am 29.12.2021 um 16:58 schrieb Jon Turney:
>>> A new version of Setup (2.911) has been uploaded to:
>>>
>>>   https://cygwin.com/setup-x86_64.exe  (64 bit version)
>>>   https://cygwin.com/setup-x86.exe     (32 bit version)
>>>
>> for me the new setup executables do not work, same for both:
>>
>> Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19044.1415]
>> (c) Microsoft Corporation. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.
>>
>> D:\System\Software\cygwin-all>setup-x86_64.exe --version
>>
>> D:\System\Software\cygwin-all>Cygwin setup 2.911
>>
>> D:\System\Software\cygwin-all>setup-x86_64.exe
>>
>> D:\System\Software\cygwin-all>Starting cygwin install, version 2.911
>> User has backup/restore rights
>> User has symlink creation right
> 
> That's disappointing.
> 
> Perhaps you can try the following (unfortunately complex) procedure to 
> help me investigate the problem:
> 
> 1. Using an old setup from https://cygwin.com/setup/, install the gdb 
> and upx packages.
> 
> 2. Fetch setup 2.911, and the corresponding symbols.  Make sure setup is 
> executable.
> 
> $ wget https://cygwin.com/setup/setup-2.911.x86_64.exe
> $ chmod +x setup-2.911.x86_64.exe
> $ wget https://cygwin.com/setup/setup-2.911.x86_64.dbg
> 
> 3. Decompress the setup executable using 'upx -d'.
> 
> $ upx -d setup-2.911.x86_64.exe
> 
> 4. Run setup under gdb.  Avoid elevation so setup stays under the 
> control of gdb.  Load the symbol file into gdb.
> 
> $ gdb --args ./setup-2.911.x86_64.exe -B
> [...]
> (gdb) symbol-file setup-2.911.x86_64.dbg
> Reading symbols from setup-2.911.x86_64.dbg...
> (gdb) r
> 
> 5. When gdb reports an error, capture a backtrace.
> 
> (gdb) bt full
I get the following:

(gdb) r
Starting program: /home/rainer/tmp/setup-2.911.x86_64.exe -B
[New Thread 23512.0x4d2c]
[New Thread 23512.0x4e2c]
[New Thread 23512.0x585c]
Starting cygwin install, version 2.911
User has NO backup/restore rights
User has symlink creation right
[Thread 23512.0x4d2c exited with code 1]
[Thread 23512.0x4e2c exited with code 1]
[Thread 23512.0x585c exited with code 1]

Program terminated with signal SIGHUP, Hangup.
The program no longer exists.
(gdb)

That's for a unprivileged user.