cygwin does not run quietly if --quiet-mode given on commandline

[Brian Inglis]

On 2023-03-30 08:23, Thomas Schweikle via Cygwin wrote:
> starting cygwin setup-x86_64.exe with parameters:
> setup-x86_64.exe ^
>    --verbose ^
>    --delete-orphans ^
>    --local-package-dir "C:\WINDOWS\ccmcache\4r\installdata" ^
>    --no-desktop ^
>    --proxy "<proxy-host:proxy-port>" ^
>    --root "C:\cygwin" ^
>    --upgrade-also ^
>    --quiet-mode ^
>    --wait
> It does not matter if "--quiet-mode" is given or not: in all cases cygwin setup 
> opens a window showing setup progress and the real bad thing: allows the user on 
> whom desktop the window is shown to stop the upgrade!
> I need a really unattended upgrade with some log written what setup had done.
> And is it a bug? As far as I could find "--quiet-mode" means no window, no 
> messages at all - am I wrong and all those interpreting it the same way?

Might want to try dropping:

 >    --verbose ^
 >    --delete-orphans ^
 >    --wait

and add -O|--only-site -s|--site /url/ -s|--site ... closest/fastest mirrors as 
long as it is/they are active in https://cygwin.com/mirrors.lst - probably best 
if they are different protocols at the same mirror (handles cert expiry) and/or 
reliable backup.

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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis              Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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