From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 12179 invoked by alias); 16 Feb 2014 04:51:19 -0000 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Received: (qmail 12160 invoked by uid 89); 16 Feb 2014 04:51:18 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=0.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,RP_MATCHES_RCVD,SPF_PASS,UNSUBSCRIBE_BODY autolearn=no version=3.3.2 X-HELO: vms173017pub.verizon.net Received: from vms173017pub.verizon.net (HELO vms173017pub.verizon.net) (206.46.173.17) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with ESMTP; Sun, 16 Feb 2014 04:51:17 +0000 Received: from renog13-lin01.localdomain ([unknown] [71.122.175.81]) by vms173017.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0N1200BXKO56AA20@vms173017.mailsrvcs.net> for cygwin@cygwin.com; Sat, 15 Feb 2014 22:51:06 -0600 (CST) Message-id: <530043BA.9040503@verizon.net> Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 05:40:00 -0000 From: Gerry Reno User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130625 Thunderbird/17.0.7 MIME-version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Cc: Andrey Repin Subject: Re: Installer cannot write to Cygwin's /usr/local/etc References: <53001E78.8060706@verizon.net> <484813750.20140216082334@yandex.ru> In-reply-to: <484813750.20140216082334@yandex.ru> Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-IsSubscribed: yes X-SW-Source: 2014-02/txt/msg00400.txt.bz2 No kidding. I'm not talking about using MSI to install Cygwin. I'm talking about using an MSI installer which calls out to the regular Cygwin setup and lets it do the Cygwin install. Then when Cygwin setup is finished then files are copied into the Cygwin installation. Understand now? On 02/15/2014 11:23 PM, Andrey Repin wrote: > Greetings, Gerry Reno! > >> I have a Windows MSI installer that first loads Cygwin and then has a >> deferred copy of some files into /usr/local/bin and /usr/local/etc. > Cygwin distribution does not come in a form of MSI installer. > Please use supported installation methods (links available at the end of the > message), or address your questions somewhere else. I.e. to the authors of > your "MSI installer". > > > -- > WBR, > Andrey Repin (anrdaemon@yandex.ru) 16.02.2014, <08:21> > > Sorry for my terrible english... > > -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple