setup-x86_64.exe crashes randomly on user interaction, too often to use

setup-x86_64.exe crashes randomly on user interaction, too often to use

[Philip Goetz]

I just re-installed Windows 10 Home on my desktop, and am trying to
re-install Cygwin.
I was able to do the initial default install, but now I'm trying to
use setup-x86_64.exe to add all the non-default packages that I want.
I can reliably go through the parameter selection and get to the point
where I can choose which packages to install.
I change display mode from Pending to Category, and start clicking
through the category tree selecting packages.
But every time I click on something in the cygwin setup window, or
scroll the window, there's maybe 1 chance in 10 that setup-x86_64.exe
will terminate.
There's no error message or pop-up; the window vanishes and the
process no longer shows up in Task Manager.
So I can only install around 10 packages each time I run setup.
This has happened about a dozen times now, and I'm giving up on Cygwin for now.
I can't use setup from the command-line because I don't have a list of
all the packages available.

I'd like to try using an older Cygwin installer, but I didn't find
links to older versions on cygwin.com.

- Phil

回复: setup-x86_64.exe crashes randomly on user interaction, too often to use

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I have the same problem. I agree with you.

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发件人: Philip Goetz via Cygwin<mailto:cygwin@cygwin.com>
发送时间: 2021年7月14日 3:33
收件人: cygwin@cygwin.com<mailto:cygwin@cygwin.com>
主题: setup-x86_64.exe crashes randomly on user interaction, too often to use

I just re-installed Windows 10 Home on my desktop, and am trying to
re-install Cygwin.
I was able to do the initial default install, but now I'm trying to
use setup-x86_64.exe to add all the non-default packages that I want.
I can reliably go through the parameter selection and get to the point
where I can choose which packages to install.
I change display mode from Pending to Category, and start clicking
through the category tree selecting packages.
But every time I click on something in the cygwin setup window, or
scroll the window, there's maybe 1 chance in 10 that setup-x86_64.exe
will terminate.
There's no error message or pop-up; the window vanishes and the
process no longer shows up in Task Manager.
So I can only install around 10 packages each time I run setup.
This has happened about a dozen times now, and I'm giving up on Cygwin for now.
I can't use setup from the command-line because I don't have a list of
all the packages available.

I'd like to try using an older Cygwin installer, but I didn't find
links to older versions on cygwin.com.

- Phil

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Re: setup-x86_64.exe crashes randomly on user interaction, too often to use

[Jon Turney]

On 13/07/2021 20:30, Philip Goetz via Cygwin wrote:
> I just re-installed Windows 10 Home on my desktop, and am trying to
> re-install Cygwin.
> I was able to do the initial default install, but now I'm trying to
> use setup-x86_64.exe to add all the non-default packages that I want.
> I can reliably go through the parameter selection and get to the point
> where I can choose which packages to install.
> I change display mode from Pending to Category, and start clicking
> through the category tree selecting packages.
> But every time I click on something in the cygwin setup window, or
> scroll the window, there's maybe 1 chance in 10 that setup-x86_64.exe
> will terminate.

Thanks for reporting this problem, and the reproduction steps.

I've had a few reports of similar behaviour, but I haven't so far been 
able to reproduce the problem or identify what needs to get fixed.

> There's no error message or pop-up; the window vanishes and the
> process no longer shows up in Task Manager.
> So I can only install around 10 packages each time I run setup.
> This has happened about a dozen times now, and I'm giving up on Cygwin for now.
> I can't use setup from the command-line because I don't have a list of
> all the packages available.
> 
> I'd like to try using an older Cygwin installer, but I didn't find
> links to older versions on cygwin.com.

You can find older version of setup at https://cygwin.com/setup/

Re: setup-x86_64.exe crashes randomly on user interaction, too often to use

[Philip Goetz]

On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 9:10 AM Jon Turney wrote:
>
> On 13/07/2021 20:30, Philip Goetz via Cygwin wrote:
...
> > I change display mode from Pending to Category, and start clicking
> > through the category tree selecting packages.
> > But every time I click on something in the cygwin setup window, or
> > scroll the window, there's maybe 1 chance in 10 that setup-x86_64.exe
> > will terminate.

...

> > I'd like to try using an older Cygwin installer, but I didn't find
> > links to older versions on cygwin.com.
>
> You can find older version of setup at https://cygwin.com/setup/

Thank you!  I tried setup-2.905.x86_64.exe and setup-2.907.x86_64.exe,
and neither gave me any problems!

Re: setup-x86_64.exe crashes randomly on user interaction, too often to use

[Philip Goetz]

On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 2:57 PM Philip Goetz <philgoetz@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 9:10 AM Jon Turney wrote:
> >
> > On 13/07/2021 20:30, Philip Goetz via Cygwin wrote:
> ...
> > > I change display mode from Pending to Category, and start clicking
> > > through the category tree selecting packages.
> > > But every time I click on something in the cygwin setup window, or
> > > scroll the window, there's maybe 1 chance in 10 that setup-x86_64.exe
> > > will terminate.
>
> ...
>
> > > I'd like to try using an older Cygwin installer, but I didn't find
> > > links to older versions on cygwin.com.
> >
> > You can find older version of setup at https://cygwin.com/setup/
>
> Thank you!  I tried setup-2.905.x86_64.exe and setup-2.907.x86_64.exe,
> and neither gave me any problems!

I spoke too soon. I just ran setup-2.907.x86_64.exe again, to install
some more programs, and it did the same thing.
But I spent a long time in 2.905 without it crashing.

Re: setup-x86_64.exe crashes randomly on user interaction, too often to use

[Jon Turney]

On 14/07/2021 21:06, Philip Goetz via Cygwin wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 2:57 PM Philip Goetz <philgoetz@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 9:10 AM Jon Turney wrote:
>>>
>>> On 13/07/2021 20:30, Philip Goetz via Cygwin wrote:
>> ...
>>>> I change display mode from Pending to Category, and start clicking
>>>> through the category tree selecting packages.
>>>> But every time I click on something in the cygwin setup window, or
>>>> scroll the window, there's maybe 1 chance in 10 that setup-x86_64.exe
>>>> will terminate.
>>
>> ...
>>
>>>> I'd like to try using an older Cygwin installer, but I didn't find
>>>> links to older versions on cygwin.com.
>>>
>>> You can find older version of setup at https://cygwin.com/setup/
>>
>> Thank you!  I tried setup-2.905.x86_64.exe and setup-2.907.x86_64.exe,
>> and neither gave me any problems!
> 
> I spoke too soon. I just ran setup-2.907.x86_64.exe again, to install
> some more programs, and it did the same thing.
> But I spent a long time in 2.905 without it crashing.

Thanks to the reproduction steps, I was able to (finally) develop some 
useful information about this crash, and that is consistent with where I 
think the problem was introduced.

I've built setup 2.909 with a putative fix for this.

Perhaps you could try that and see if it improves things for you?

Thanks.

Re: setup-x86_64.exe crashes randomly on user interaction, too often to use

[Philip Goetz]

Hi; sorry for the delay. I used setup 2.909 today to install maybe 100
libraries, and it gave me no problems.  Thanks!

On Thu, Jul 15, 2021 at 9:41 AM Jon Turney <jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk>
wrote:

> On 14/07/2021 21:06, Philip Goetz via Cygwin wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 2:57 PM Philip Goetz <philgoetz@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 9:10 AM Jon Turney wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On 13/07/2021 20:30, Philip Goetz via Cygwin wrote:
> >> ...
> >>>> I change display mode from Pending to Category, and start clicking
> >>>> through the category tree selecting packages.
> >>>> But every time I click on something in the cygwin setup window, or
> >>>> scroll the window, there's maybe 1 chance in 10 that setup-x86_64.exe
> >>>> will terminate.
> >>
> >> ...
> >>
> >>>> I'd like to try using an older Cygwin installer, but I didn't find
> >>>> links to older versions on cygwin.com.
> >>>
> >>> You can find older version of setup at https://cygwin.com/setup/
> >>
> >> Thank you!  I tried setup-2.905.x86_64.exe and setup-2.907.x86_64.exe,
> >> and neither gave me any problems!
> >
> > I spoke too soon. I just ran setup-2.907.x86_64.exe again, to install
> > some more programs, and it did the same thing.
> > But I spent a long time in 2.905 without it crashing.
>
> Thanks to the reproduction steps, I was able to (finally) develop some
> useful information about this crash, and that is consistent with where I
> think the problem was introduced.
>
> I've built setup 2.909 with a putative fix for this.
>
> Perhaps you could try that and see if it improves things for you?
>
> Thanks.
>