cygwin setup version 2.909 not installing (silent mode) - bug or user error?

cygwin setup version 2.909 not installing (silent mode) - bug or user error?

[Jason Pyeron]

If the last execution of the setup used download only and the setup is used with -q and without either -D or -L it still defaults to -D

 

Adding -Y does not change the behavior either.

 

Workaround was to launch setup, advance to “select download source”, select install, advance to next screen, abort, re-run silent install.

 

From setup --help:

-D --download                     Download packages from internet only

-L --local-install                Install packages from local directory only

-Y --prune-install                Prune the installation to only the requested

                                   packages

 

 

full command used:

 

$ ./profile/Downloads/setup-x86_64.exe -R 'c:\cygwin.postfix' -X -B -d -n -r -N -q -l 'C:\cygwin64\tmp\mirror' -f -o -P 'openssl-devel,libpq-devel,libmysqlclient-devel,libsqlite3-devel,openldap-devel,libpcre-devel,libdb-devel,libpq5,cygport' -s 'http://ctm.crouchingtigerhiddenfruitbat.org/pub/cygwin/circa/64bit/2017/04/23/220725'

Starting cygwin install, version 2.909

User has NO backup/restore rights

Current Directory: C:\cygwin64\tmp\mirror

Selected local directory: C:\cygwin64\tmp\mirror

net: Preconfig

site: http://ctm.crouchingtigerhiddenfruitbat.org/pub/cygwin/circa/64bit/2017/04/23/220725/

HTTP status 404 fetching http://ctm.crouchingtigerhiddenfruitbat.org/pub/cygwin/circa/64bit/2017/04/23/220725/x86_64/setup.zst.sig

HTTP status 404 fetching http://ctm.crouchingtigerhiddenfruitbat.org/pub/cygwin/circa/64bit/2017/04/23/220725/x86_64/setup.zst

HTTP status 404 fetching http://ctm.crouchingtigerhiddenfruitbat.org/pub/cygwin/circa/64bit/2017/04/23/220725/x86_64/setup.xz.sig

solving: 9 tasks, update: yes, use test packages: no

solving: 2 tasks, update: no, use test packages: no

Augmented Transaction List:

   0 install crypt  1.4-1

   1 install libpq5 9.6.2-1

Ending cygwin install

 

 

Re: cygwin setup version 2.909 not installing (silent mode) - bug or user error?

[Richard Beels]

At 9/21/2021 at 12:28, Shakespearean monkeys danced on Jason Pyeron's 
keyboard and said:
>If the last execution of the setup used download only and the setup 
>is used with -q and without either -D or -L it still defaults to -D
>
>Adding -Y does not change the behavior either.
>
>Workaround was to launch setup, advance to "select download source", 
>select install, advance to next screen, abort, re-run silent install.
>
> From setup --help:
>-D --download                     Download packages from internet only
>-L --local-install                Install packages from local directory only
>-Y --prune-install                Prune the installation to only the requested
>                                    packages

I noticed this a while back, too, with .908.  I thought I mentioned 
it but maybe not.

There are explicit switches for download (-D) only or local-install 
(-L) but not for "install from the internet".  It looks like the 
"last-action" setting in /etc/setup/setup.rc controls what is used as 
the default for the next run: "Download", "Install" (local install) 
and "Download, Install" (internet install).

At a minimum, it seems that the code currently is in contradiction to 
the --help output: once you choose -L or -D, that becomes the default 
mode for subsequent runs.  Until explicitly changed back by running 
setup and clicking the appropriate button on the second dialog (or 
editing the rc file?). 

Re: cygwin setup version 2.909 not installing (silent mode) - bug or user error?

[Richard Beels]

At 9/21/2021 at 12:28, Shakespearean monkeys danced on Jason Pyeron's 
keyboard and said:
>If the last execution of the setup used download only and the setup 
>is used with -q and without either -D or -L it still defaults to -D
>
>Adding -Y does not change the behavior either.
>
>Workaround was to launch setup, advance to "select download source", 
>select install, advance to next screen, abort, re-run silent install.
>
> From setup --help:
>-D --download                     Download packages from internet only
>-L --local-install                Install packages from local directory only
>-Y --prune-install                Prune the installation to only the requested
>                                    packages

I noticed this a while back, too, with .908.  I thought I mentioned 
it but maybe not.

There are explicit switches for download (-D) only or local-install 
(-L) but not for "install from the internet".  It looks like the 
"last-action" setting in /etc/setup/setup.rc controls what is used as 
the default for the next run: "Download", "Install" (local install) 
and "Download, Install" (internet install).

At a minimum, it seems that the code currently is in contradiction to 
the --help output: once you choose -L or -D, that becomes the default 
mode for subsequent runs.  Until explicitly changed back by running 
setup and clicking the appropriate button on the second dialog (or 
editing the rc file?). 

Re: cygwin setup version 2.909 not installing (silent mode) - bug or user error?

[Richard Beels]

At 9/21/2021 at 12:28, Shakespearean monkeys danced on Jason Pyeron's 
keyboard and said:
>If the last execution of the setup used download only and the setup 
>is used with -q and without either -D or -L it still defaults to -D
>
>Adding -Y does not change the behavior either.
>
>Workaround was to launch setup, advance to "select download source", 
>select install, advance to next screen, abort, re-run silent install.
>
> From setup --help:
>-D --download                     Download packages from internet only
>-L --local-install                Install packages from local directory only
>-Y --prune-install                Prune the installation to only the requested
>                                    packages

I noticed this a while back, too, with .908.  I thought I mentioned 
it but maybe not.

There are explicit switches for download (-D) only or local-install 
(-L) but not for "install from the internet".  It looks like the 
"last-action" setting in /etc/setup/setup.rc controls what is used as 
the default for the next run: "Download", "Install" (local install) 
and "Download, Install" (internet install).

At a minimum, it seems that the code currently is in contradiction to 
the --help output: once you choose -L or -D, that becomes the default 
mode for subsequent runs.  Until explicitly changed back by running 
setup and clicking the appropriate button on the second dialog (or 
editing the rc file?). 

Re: cygwin setup version 2.909 not installing (silent mode) - bug or user error?

[Jon Turney]

On 22/09/2021 02:50, Richard Beels via Cygwin wrote:
> 
> At 9/21/2021 at 12:28, Shakespearean monkeys danced on Jason Pyeron's 
> keyboard and said:
>> If the last execution of the setup used download only and the setup is 
>> used with -q and without either -D or -L it still defaults to -D
>>
>> Adding -Y does not change the behavior either.
>>
>> Workaround was to launch setup, advance to "select download source", 
>> select install, advance to next screen, abort, re-run silent install.
>>
>> From setup --help:
>> -D --download                     Download packages from internet only
>> -L --local-install                Install packages from local 
>> directory only
>> -Y --prune-install                Prune the installation to only the 
>> requested
>>                                    packages
> 
> I noticed this a while back, too, with .908.  I thought I mentioned it 
> but maybe not.
> 
> There are explicit switches for download (-D) only or local-install (-L) 
> but not for "install from the internet".  It looks like the 

So, it seems that the way to specify that is to use both -D and -L.

> "last-action" setting in /etc/setup/setup.rc controls what is used as 
> the default for the next run: "Download", "Install" (local install) and 
> "Download, Install" (internet install).
> 
> At a minimum, it seems that the code currently is in contradiction to 
> the --help output: once you choose -L or -D, that becomes the default 
> mode for subsequent runs.  Until explicitly changed back by running 
> setup and clicking the appropriate button on the second dialog (or 
> editing the rc file?).

But yeah, the help text here is wrong. I'll look at correcting and 
improving it.