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From: Brian Inglis <Brian.Inglis@Shaw.ca>
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: cygwin does not run quietly if --quiet-mode given on commandline
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 10:24:20 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <e9470a95-cdab-a5b3-cd35-b493adb85079@Shaw.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <28016a52-6354-3513-8253-20c8e3cef1e7@bfs.de>

On 2023-03-30 08:23, Thomas Schweikle via Cygwin wrote:
> starting cygwin setup-x86_64.exe with parameters:
> setup-x86_64.exe ^
>    --verbose ^
>    --delete-orphans ^
>    --local-package-dir "C:\WINDOWS\ccmcache\4r\installdata" ^
>    --no-desktop ^
>    --proxy "<proxy-host:proxy-port>" ^
>    --root "C:\cygwin" ^
>    --upgrade-also ^
>    --quiet-mode ^
>    --wait
> It does not matter if "--quiet-mode" is given or not: in all cases cygwin setup 
> opens a window showing setup progress and the real bad thing: allows the user on 
> whom desktop the window is shown to stop the upgrade!
> I need a really unattended upgrade with some log written what setup had done.
> And is it a bug? As far as I could find "--quiet-mode" means no window, no 
> messages at all - am I wrong and all those interpreting it the same way?

Might want to try dropping:

 >    --verbose ^
 >    --delete-orphans ^
 >    --wait

and add -O|--only-site -s|--site /url/ -s|--site ... closest/fastest mirrors as 
long as it is/they are active in https://cygwin.com/mirrors.lst - probably best 
if they are different protocols at the same mirror (handles cert expiry) and/or 
reliable backup.

-- 
Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis              Calgary, Alberta, Canada

La perfection est atteinte                   Perfection is achieved
non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter  not when there is no more to add
mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retirer     but when there is no more to cut
                                 -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry


  reply	other threads:[~2023-03-30 16:24 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-03-30 14:23 Thomas Schweikle
2023-03-30 16:24 ` Brian Inglis [this message]
2023-03-30 19:00   ` Thomas Schweikle

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