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RE: Base packages appear to be missing from fresh setup install
Just a guess here.
The relative location of the setup.exe and the download directory must be
the same. Check the .ini file for proof of this. And make sure the download
folder name maintains the escape codes.
-----Original Message-----
From: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of
Larry Hall (Cygwin)
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 12:48 AM
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: Base packages appear to be missing from fresh setup install
cygwin.5.u830@neverbox.com wrote:
> Base packages appear to be missing from fresh setup install
>
> The problem in short:
>
> I run setup and download everything onto a removable hard disk; I move
> the disk to a computer without network for a clean install; I run
> setup from local directory, using default choices;
> OUTCOME: nothing gets installed
> EXPECTED OUTCOME: the base stuff would get installed APPARENT REASON:
> the "base" category is missing from what I downloaded OTHER THINGS I
> TRIED: re-downloading everything from other mirrors too
> QUESTION: is there a known problem with the distribution sites?
No.
<snip>
> QUESTIONS:
>
> Is anyone else experiencing the problem? IE you download a full set
> and notice it's incomplete and won't install?
>
> If three mirrors all serve a download set that doesn't work, is the
> problem possibly at the root distribution site?
No. I suggest trying the mirrors when connected to the Internet, inspecting
their contents directly, using 'wget' or 'curl' to mirror the site you want,
or just trying another mirror. mirrors.xmission.com works fine for me. A
quick look at ftp.mirrorservice.org suggests it is OK too though.
> Would it be possible for the cygwin team to publish the list of
> packages of the full distribution on their web site, so that one could
> check whether what one is getting contains everything that it should?
Already done. See <http://cygwin.com/packages/>.
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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?
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