Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: setup (2.917)

[Shaddy Baddah <lithium-cygwin@shaddybaddah.name>]

Hi,


On 25/1/22 7:02 am, Jon Turney wrote:
 > A new version of Setup (2.917) has been uploaded to:
 >
 >   https://cygwin.com/setup-x86_64.exe  (64 bit version)
 >   https://cygwin.com/setup-x86.exe     (32 bit version)
 >
 > Changes compared to 2.915:
...

I've had a new problem with this version, which I have been able to
work around.

I normally do a two stage update of Cygwin, with the second stage
being running down the "Install from Local Directory" path.

This was silently existing. As it turned out, it was doing so as I had
an old, setup.ini from a mirror I had unintentionally selected (rather
than my preferred mirror). Here's the preamble to that setup.ini:

==
# This file was automatically generated at 2021-09-28 15:09:17 GMT.
#
# If you edit it, your edits will be discarded next time the file is
# generated.
#
# See https://sourceware.org/cygwin-apps/setup.ini.html for a description
# of the format.
release: cygwin
arch: x86_64
setup-timestamp: 1632841757
include-setup: setup <2.878 not supported
setup-minimum-version: 2.895
setup-version: 2.909
==

I moved that out of the way, and then was able to proceed.

I was fortunate that I acted on a hunch. Otherwise, even with -v on
command line, there was nothing that could indicate to me what was
causing the issue.

I'm hoping that this silent exit can be fixed, to at least give an
indication, via logging or pop-up or other, of what is blocking the
install.

--
Regards,
Shaddy Baddah