Re: Cygwin Setup 99% (fwd)

Re: Cygwin Setup 99% (fwd)

[Igor Pechtchanski]

I thought this might be useful on the main Cygwin list as well...
	Igor

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Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 13:15:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha at cs dot nyu dot edu>
To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
Subject: Re: Cygwin Setup 99%

Open a bash shell and run "kill -9 `ps -s|grep cygpath|awk '{print $1}'`"
from it.  Setup should then simply continue.
        Igor

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003, Jean-Claude Gervais wrote:

> A bit of bad luck here:
>
> I'm reinstalling Cygwin on a newly formatted machine this morning.
>
> So what do I do to get it installed now?
> The setup is hung.
>
> Do I cancel and run it again? What?
>
> Thanks.
>
> On Mon, 2003-10-13 at 18:13, Harold L Hunt II wrote:
> > Wayne,
> >
> > While we can't expect everyone to do a thorough mailing list archive
> > search before posting, we do at least expect them to look at the posts
> > from today.  You problem has been reported before, and was, in fact,
> > reported again today:
> >
> > http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2003-10/msg00134.html
> >
> > The problem is known.  You can just move
> > /etc/postinstall/XFree86-bin-icons.sh to
> > /etc/postinstall/XFree86-bin-icons.sh.done.  Then, from a Cygwin bash
> > shell run '/usr/XFree86/bin/XFree86-bin-icons.sh'.  That should create
> > the icons for you.  The problem right now is that one of the utilities
> > we use hangs when we run the script from setup.exe, but it does not hang
> > when we run the script from a bash shell.  The problem is being looked into.
> >
> > Harold
> >
> > WHarpena at sonymusic dot com wrote:
> >
> > > I'm trying to install cygwin/xFree86.   The install program runs to 99% but
> > > does not finish.   It stops at 'Running...' the
> > > /etc/postinstall/XFree86-bin-icons.sh
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > Wayne Harpenau

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Re: Cygwin Setup 99% (fwd)

[Brian Ford]

Well, as the doctor says, "If it hurts, don't do that".  I think the best
suggestion right now is just to run setup from a bash shell.  Then all is
fine.  Well, at least if you haven't already started the other way.

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:

> I thought this might be useful on the main Cygwin list as well...
> 	Igor
>
> Open a bash shell and run "kill -9 `ps -s|grep cygpath|awk '{print $1}'`"
> from it.  Setup should then simply continue.
>         Igor
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RE: Cygwin Setup 99% (fwd)

[Hannu E K Nevalainen]

> From: Igor Pechtchanski
> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 6:44 AM

> On Thu, 23 Oct 2003, Hannu E K Nevalainen wrote:
>
> > Start and run setup until it hangs, then attempt to launch a bash shell:
> > [snip]
> > Now enter
> > [snip]
> > $ tail -150 /var/log/setup.log >/setup-log-tail.txt
> > [snip]
> > Now, bring forth the windows Task manager and kill setup.exe
> > [snip]
>
> Hannu,
>
> One small correction: neither setup.log nor setup.log.full is written
> until setup.exe exits, so the above info will be useless.
> 	Igor

 Sigh ;-) there is always something to learn.

I believe there _can/might_ be other setup.log.* files (exlude setup.log and
setup.log.full). One or two of them _might_ tell something. One probably has
to remove any stale ones before 'testing' again.


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RE: Cygwin Setup 99% (fwd)

[Igor Pechtchanski]

On Thu, 23 Oct 2003, Hannu E K Nevalainen wrote:

> Start and run setup until it hangs, then attempt to launch a bash shell:
> [snip]
> Now enter
> [snip]
> $ tail -150 /var/log/setup.log >/setup-log-tail.txt
> [snip]
> Now, bring forth the windows Task manager and kill setup.exe
> [snip]

Hannu,

One small correction: neither setup.log nor setup.log.full is written
until setup.exe exits, so the above info will be useless.
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RE: Cygwin Setup 99% (fwd)

[Hannu E K Nevalainen]

> From: Rao, Shrisha
> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 10:25 PM

> To: Hannu E K Nevalainen
 Please, don't send it to me personally - I do read the list.

>  But you're right; the
> postinstall hangs at /etc/postinstall/base-files-mketc.sh,
> .../texmf**.sh, and so on.  (I've seen postings about XFree86 scripts
> hanging, but not about these.)

Might this be a problem replated to user rights beeing wrong on the Cygwin
root folder?
IIRC there has been problems caused by the rights beeing inherited in a
"bad" manner.
This has been debated on the list, I'm too tired right now to try finding
those postings (it's midnight right now!).
 Why don't you try to find them and check for validity?



If the above doesn't help then, try the following rather 'lame' description.
NOTE: I'm not sure this will help you, but anyway.

First, to try to figure out what is going wrong:
Start and run setup until it hangs, then attempt to launch a bash shell:

If nothing else works, then try:
 Click: Start -> Run -> type "cmd" in the box -> OK
Then type:

 CD CYGWIN_ROOT\bin

where you replace CYGWIN_ROOT with your particular root usually this is
C:\Cygwin or some such. (Check in setup.exe - this is one of the first
things to enter). Upon succesfully doing that; type

 .\bash --norc --noprofile -i
-- the result should look something like this --
F:\>C:

C:\>cd \Program\Cygwin\bin

C:\Cygwin\bin>bash --noprofile --norc -i
bash-2.05b$

Now enter
$ ps >/ps.txt
$ ps -W >/psw.txt
$ tail -150 /var/log/setup.log >/setup-log-tail.txt

 If you cannot get things going at all, try *attaching* these *.txt files to
a message and send it off onto the list. Someone might get a hunch out of
it.

Now, bring forth the windows Task manager and kill setup.exe and all other
cygwin-related processes. If you know how to avoid killing the bash you just
started, then do so. Otherwise just start a new bash afterwards.

> I tried the suggestions for kill -9 and also for using Windows task
> manager to kill off cygwin.exe, but neither worked.  (There *is* no
> cygwin.exe running when /etc/postinstall/base-files-mketc.sh hangs,
> and killing the various sh.exe's causes setup to complete, create
> the icons, etc., but of course things are not properly set up.)

 There should be a setup.exe, apart from possible copies of bash/sh and
other cygwin related programs.


An attempt to fix your problems, at least temporarily - type these lines (or
copy them from here, use the Insert key to paste - if it works)

Do all of it unless something fails.

$ cd /etc/postinstall/
$ find -type f -name '*.sh' | xargs
$ find -type f -name '*.sh' -exec mv {} {}.done \;

Assuming all this works out - I really am not that sure it will - you might
wish to try to launch bash from the desktop icon or the start menu - if they
exist. If there is none, then run cmd again and cd into CYGWIN_ROOT again,
but this time launch cygwin.bat instead - assuming it exists.


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RE: Cygwin Setup 99% (fwd)

[Hannu E K Nevalainen]

> From: Andy Rushton
> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 11:11 AM

> I presume that killing this process will still cause something to
> misbehave because some part of the install has failed - but I haven't
> found what that problem might be yet.

The problem _has_ been found, it was bash misbehaving a bit, as I understand
it. There should be an updated bash available.

 Just run setup.exe and update your cygwin.

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RE: Cygwin Setup 99% (fwd)

[Rao, Shrisha]

On October 22, 2003, Hannu E K Nevalainen wrote:

> Rao:
> > It is, and I downloaded and installed it, but the problems continue
> > (kill -9 ... and latex still hang).
> 
>  Might it be that there was /etc/postinstall/*sh scripts that didn't
get
> executed - or maybe something went wrong?
> 
>  I'd try a "All @ Reinstall" from "local package directory"

I have tried that, and it hasn't helped.  But you're right; the
postinstall hangs at /etc/postinstall/base-files-mketc.sh,
.../texmf**.sh, and so on.  (I've seen postings about XFree86 scripts
hanging, but not about these.)

I tried the suggestions for kill -9 and also for using Windows task
manager to kill off cygwin.exe, but neither worked.  (There *is* no
cygwin.exe running when /etc/postinstall/base-files-mketc.sh hangs, and
killing the various sh.exe's causes setup to complete, create the icons,
etc., but of course things are not properly set up.)

Regards,

Shrisha Rao

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RE: Cygwin Setup 99% (fwd)

[Hannu E K Nevalainen]

> From: Rao, Shrisha
> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 8:12 PM

Igor:
> > It was shown to be a bash bug (pipes left open on spawn, see
> > <http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-10/msg01166.html>).  A new
> bash-2.05b-16
> > should be on some mirrors already.

Rao:
> It is, and I downloaded and installed it, but the problems continue
> (kill -9 ... and latex still hang).

 Might it be that there was /etc/postinstall/*sh scripts that didn't get
executed - or maybe something went wrong?

 I'd try a "All @ Reinstall" from "local package directory"

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Re: Cygwin Setup 99% (fwd)

[Andy Rushton]

The solution I found to setup hanging was to use the Windows Task 
Manager to kill the cygpath process (not the setup process) that causes 
the hang. This enables setup to complete the rest of the install. The 
reason nothing quite works for you is that setup runs post-install 
scripts at the end and if you kill setup when it hangs, these scripts 
don't all get run.

I presume that killing this process will still cause something to 
misbehave because some part of the install has failed - but I haven't 
found what that problem might be yet.

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RE: Cygwin Setup 99% (fwd)

[Rao, Shrisha]

On October 21, 2003, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:

> On Tue, 21 Oct 2003, Rao, Shrisha wrote:

> > However, strangely, the "kill -9 ..." sequence you suggested itself
> > hangs within this bash shell.  (Actually, when the shell comes up it
> > does not know the right PATH, but this was easily fixed with
> > PATH="/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH".)
> >
> > Some commands work within the shell and some don't; e.g., tar and
bzip2
> > work separately but tar -xjf doesn't (no error, just hangs).
Likewise,
> > latex hangs saying "kpathsea: running mktexfmt latexfmt".


> It was shown to be a bash bug (pipes left open on spawn, see
> <http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-10/msg01166.html>).  A new
bash-2.05b-16
> should be on some mirrors already.

It is, and I downloaded and installed it, but the problems continue 
(kill -9 ... and latex still hang).  

However, bash now has a default PATH including /usr/local/bin, /usr/bin,
and /bin.

Regards,

Shrisha Rao

> 	Igor


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RE: Cygwin Setup 99% (fwd)

[Igor Pechtchanski]

On Tue, 21 Oct 2003, Rao, Shrisha wrote:

> On Tuesday, October 16, 2003, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
>
> > Shrisha,
> >
> > The Cygwin list does allow posts from non-subscribers, but puts them
> > through spam filter checks, and sometimes does not let messages
> > through. To find out how to be able to post without being flooded by
> > e-mail, see <http://cygwin.com/ml/lists.html#rbl-sucks>.  I'm
> > directing the reply to the list, though.
>
> Thanks.  I hope this message makes it.

It did.

> > On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Rao, Shrisha wrote:
>
> > > I cannot open a bash shell when the setup hangs, because Windows
> > > reports a "Missing Shortcut" called cygwin.bat.  Suggestions?
> > > Thanks for your time.
>
> > You can always do a "cd c:\cygwin\bin" and ".\bash.exe --login -i"
> > from a cmd.exe shell, which would be equivalent to the standard
> > cygwin.bat. The above suggested commands can then be run from that
> > shell.
>
> I did that and got a bash shell, thanks much.
>
> However, strangely, the "kill -9 ..." sequence you suggested itself
> hangs within this bash shell.  (Actually, when the shell comes up it
> does not know the right PATH, but this was easily fixed with
> PATH="/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH".)
>
> Some commands work within the shell and some don't; e.g., tar and bzip2
> work separately but tar -xjf doesn't (no error, just hangs).  Likewise,
> latex hangs saying "kpathsea: running mktexfmt latexfmt".
>
> Regards,
> Shrisha Rao

It was shown to be a bash bug (pipes left open on spawn, see
<http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-10/msg01166.html>).  A new bash-2.05b-16
should be on some mirrors already.
	Igor
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RE: Cygwin Setup 99% (fwd)

[Rao, Shrisha]

On Tuesday, October 16, 2003, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:

> Shrisha,
> 
> The Cygwin list does allow posts from non-subscribers, but puts them
> through spam filter checks, and sometimes does not let messages
through.
> To find out how to be able to post without being flooded by e-mail,
see
> <http://cygwin.com/ml/lists.html#rbl-sucks>.  I'm directing the reply
to
> the list, though.

Thanks.  I hope this message makes it.

> On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Rao, Shrisha wrote:

> > I cannot open a bash shell when the setup hangs, because Windows
reports
> > a "Missing Shortcut" called cygwin.bat.  Suggestions?  Thanks for
your
> > time.

> You can always do a "cd c:\cygwin\bin" and ".\bash.exe --login -i"
from a
> cmd.exe shell, which would be equivalent to the standard cygwin.bat.
The
> above suggested commands can then be run from that shell.

I did that and got a bash shell, thanks much.  

However, strangely, the "kill -9 ..." sequence you suggested itself
hangs within this bash shell.  (Actually, when the shell comes up it
does not know the right PATH, but this was easily fixed with
PATH="/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH".)

Some commands work within the shell and some don't; e.g., tar and bzip2
work separately but tar -xjf doesn't (no error, just hangs).  Likewise,
latex hangs saying "kpathsea: running mktexfmt latexfmt".

Regards,

Shrisha Rao

> 	Igor


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Re: Cygwin Setup 99% (fwd)

[Igor Pechtchanski]

Shrisha,

The Cygwin list does allow posts from non-subscribers, but puts them
through spam filter checks, and sometimes does not let messages through.
To find out how to be able to post without being flooded by e-mail, see
<http://cygwin.com/ml/lists.html#rbl-sucks>.  I'm directing the reply to
the list, though.

Reply below.

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Rao, Shrisha wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am sending this as a personal mail to you rather than posting to
> cygwin@cygwin.com (it apparently does not allow posting for
> non-subscribers, and is too busy for me to subscribe and follow fully);
> please excuse, and feel free to hit delete if this is an aggravation.
>
> On Wed, 15 Oct 2003, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
> > I thought this might be useful on the main Cygwin list as well...
> > Igor
> >
> > Open a bash shell and run "kill -9 `ps -s|grep cygpath|awk '{print $1}'`"
> > from it.  Setup should then simply continue.
>
> I cannot open a bash shell when the setup hangs, because Windows reports
> a "Missing Shortcut" called cygwin.bat.  Suggestions?  Thanks for your
> time.
>
> Regards,
> Shrisha Rao

You can always do a "cd c:\cygwin\bin" and ".\bash.exe --login -i" from a
cmd.exe shell, which would be equivalent to the standard cygwin.bat.  The
above suggested commands can then be run from that shell.
	Igor
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