From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sa-prd-fep-045.btinternet.com (mailomta11-sa.btinternet.com [213.120.69.17]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1CB1E3858406 for ; Fri, 1 Oct 2021 14:58:33 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org 1CB1E3858406 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=dronecode.org.uk Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=dronecode.org.uk Received: from sa-prd-rgout-005.btmx-prd.synchronoss.net ([10.2.38.8]) by sa-prd-fep-045.btinternet.com with ESMTP id <20211001145831.IJED20692.sa-prd-fep-045.btinternet.com@sa-prd-rgout-005.btmx-prd.synchronoss.net>; Fri, 1 Oct 2021 15:58:31 +0100 Authentication-Results: btinternet.com; auth=pass (PLAIN) smtp.auth=jonturney@btinternet.com; bimi=skipped X-SNCR-Rigid: 6139452E034C29B2 X-Originating-IP: [81.129.146.163] X-OWM-Source-IP: 81.129.146.163 (GB) X-OWM-Env-Sender: jonturney@btinternet.com X-VadeSecure-score: verdict=clean score=0/300, class=clean X-RazorGate-Vade: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgedvtddrudekiedgjeelucetufdoteggodetrfdotffvucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecuueftkffvkffujffvgffngfevqffopdfqfgfvnecuuegrihhlohhuthemuceftddunecusecvtfgvtghiphhivghnthhsucdlqddutddtmdenucfjughrpefuvfhfhffkffgfgggjtgfgsehtkeertddtfeejnecuhfhrohhmpeflohhnucfvuhhrnhgvhicuoehjohhnrdhtuhhrnhgvhiesughrohhnvggtohguvgdrohhrghdruhhkqeenucggtffrrghtthgvrhhnpeelieegheeghfevfeevhfdviedugfdvuefhjeehteejffefhfeuudetheeugfffhfenucfkphepkedurdduvdelrddugeeirdduieefnecuvehluhhsthgvrhfuihiivgeptdenucfrrghrrghmpehhvghloheplgduledvrdduieekrddurddutdefngdpihhnvghtpeekuddruddvledrudegiedrudeifedpmhgrihhlfhhrohhmpehjohhnrdhtuhhrnhgvhiesughrohhnvggtohguvgdrohhrghdruhhkpdhrtghpthhtoheptgihghifihhnsegthihgfihinhdrtghomhdprhgtphhtthhopehjphihvghrohhnsehpughinhgtrdhush X-RazorGate-Vade-Verdict: clean 0 X-RazorGate-Vade-Classification: clean Received: from [192.168.1.103] (81.129.146.163) by sa-prd-rgout-005.btmx-prd.synchronoss.net (5.8.716.04) (authenticated as jonturney@btinternet.com) id 6139452E034C29B2; Fri, 1 Oct 2021 15:58:31 +0100 Subject: Re: cygwin setup version 2.909 not installing (silent mode) - bug or user error? To: The Cygwin Mailing List References: <007201d7af05$bd2d0320$37870960$@pdinc.us> <20210922015129.EC1F13858403@sourceware.org> From: Jon Turney Message-ID: <5021231f-fcd8-3b0a-74ce-5b5859a4d9e3@dronecode.org.uk> Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2021 15:58:00 +0100 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.14.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20210922015129.EC1F13858403@sourceware.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Language: en-GB Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1190.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, BODY_8BITS, FORGED_SPF_HELO, KAM_DMARC_STATUS, KAM_LAZY_DOMAIN_SECURITY, NICE_REPLY_A, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2, SPF_HELO_PASS, SPF_NONE, TXREP autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: cygwin@cygwin.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: General Cygwin discussions and problem reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2021 14:58:34 -0000 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.