From: "Jerry Baker via cygwin" <cygwin@cygwin.com>
To: cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com>
Subject: Re: Cygwin 3.0.1-1 Breaks ALL cygwin applications on Windows 7 x64
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 03:45:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <42f89caf-e1cc-ec0d-0fe0-2d2ea77e161b@yahoo.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAJ1FpuPvH2hd-0x8iAeMJVbk7J-Z1eKyejXP+9oC_bqmHYpOxA@mail.gmail.com>
On 2/26/2019 7:12 PM, Doug Henderson wrote:
> There is one more place you could have a problem. It does not seem
> likely, but maybe you have a bad download cache area.
>
> When you run setup, on the fourth panel, where it asks for the Local
> Package Directory, you could try deleting that directory. (It must not
> be the same as your cygwin root from the previous panel).
>
> The state of mirrors changes over time. Which mirror(s) are you using
> (selected on the 6th panel)? I have successfully used
> http://mirrors.kernel.org for many years. It's not so important to
> pick a local mirror as it used to be, so I go for reliability (and fat
> pipes), rather than distance to the mirror. (I have a little program
> that times the download of the setup data file from each mirror.)
>
> BTW, what is your DEP setting? Control Panel -> Advanced system
> settings -> advanced tab -> Performance Settings -> Data Execution
> Prevention tab. I am using the top setting (Turn on DEP for essential
> Windows programs and services only) rather than (Turn on DEP for all
> programs ad services except those I select). I'm not sure how Address
> Space Layout Randomisation (ASLR) is managed on Windows 7, but I think
> cygwin exes and dlls get special handling.
>
> HTH
> Doug
>
Thanks. I did try a couple of mirrors with the same result. I will try
safe mode and a new mirror when the machine is accessible again.
The machine with the problem isn't accessible at the moment, but the
machine where it works has DEP enabled for all programs.
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Thread overview: 42+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-02-26 16:28 Jerry Baker via cygwin
2019-02-26 18:30 ` Jerry Baker via cygwin
2019-02-26 18:38 ` Houder
2019-02-26 18:44 ` Jerry Baker via cygwin
2019-02-26 18:45 ` Richard Campbell
2019-02-26 18:59 ` Vince Rice
2019-02-26 19:19 ` Jerry Baker via cygwin
2019-02-26 19:32 ` Ken Brown
2019-02-26 20:00 ` Jerry Baker via cygwin
2019-02-26 20:42 ` Jerry Baker via cygwin
2019-02-26 21:09 ` Vince Rice
2019-02-26 22:10 ` Doug Henderson
2019-02-26 22:19 ` Jerry Baker via cygwin
2019-02-26 22:48 ` Jerry Baker via cygwin
2019-02-26 23:00 ` Doug Henderson
2019-02-27 0:50 ` Jerry Baker via cygwin
2019-02-27 1:50 ` Steven Penny
2019-02-27 2:01 ` Jerry Baker via cygwin
2019-02-27 2:43 ` Jerry Baker via cygwin
2019-02-27 3:21 ` Doug Henderson
2019-02-27 3:45 ` Jerry Baker via cygwin [this message]
2019-02-27 6:55 ` Houder
2019-02-27 2:56 ` Steven Penny
2019-02-27 3:05 ` Jerry Baker via cygwin
2019-02-27 3:12 ` Steven Penny
2019-02-27 3:27 ` Jerry Baker via cygwin
2019-02-27 5:11 ` Steven Penny
2019-02-27 16:17 ` E. Madison Bray
2019-02-27 5:57 ` Vince Rice
2019-02-27 7:26 ` Brian Inglis
2019-02-27 20:23 ` Jerry Baker via cygwin
2019-02-27 20:27 ` Jerry Baker via cygwin
2019-02-27 20:50 ` Jerry Baker via cygwin
2019-02-27 21:48 ` Corinna Vinschen
2019-02-28 3:12 ` Jerry Baker via cygwin
2019-02-28 9:39 ` L A Walsh
2019-02-28 10:52 ` Corinna Vinschen
2019-03-11 21:27 ` Bill Stewart
2019-03-11 21:38 ` Achim Gratz
2019-03-11 21:46 ` Bill Stewart
2019-03-12 0:20 ` Andrey Repin
2019-02-27 20:44 ` Eric Blake
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