Cygwin question

[Tom Masterson]

If you run "setup-1.7 -h" from the commandline it will gnerate a log file 
and a .log.full file in the same directory.  These files will explain the 
command-line options.  Which are not the same as explained in the email. 
I still haven't gotten them to work 100% correctly but at least it is a 
start.  A better option would be to make the setup accessible but...

Tom

On Fri, 30 Jan 2009, Tony Baechler wrote:

> alex wallis wrote:
>> 
>> You can do things like:
>> 
>> setup -q -n -D -L %SITE% %LOCALDIR% %PACKAGES%
>> 
>> if you set up environment variables for SITE, LOCALDIR, and
>> PACKAGES.
>> Note that PACKAGES should be a comma separated list of packages
>> you want to install with NO SPACES between entries.
>> All the dependencies ar looked after automagically.
>
>> first off, does anyone no what that first lot of command line switches do 
>> before the % bits where you have to enter the various options?
> Hi,
>
> Since 1.7 is a test release, I doubt if anyone knows besides the developers. 
> Have you read the 1.7 user's guide?  Links can be found in the mailing list 
> archives.  There is a big html file and smaller files.  I'd think that would 
> list what the command line switches do.
>
>> also, rightly or wrongly, I have tried entering the info about the packages 
>> I want to download into a shortcut I created to the cygwin setup on my 
>> desktop, along with all the info for the mirror site I want to use, and the 
>> local folder. the setup runs, and it seems to download the base set of 
>> packages no problem, but it completely ignores the list of custom packages 
>> I have entered. does anyone have any thoughts why this might be?
>
>
> Did you set the environment variables like it says above?  Did you try from a 
> command prompt with them set?  You're aware that Windows has a limit on 
> length of command lines, right?  What if you install them in smaller chunks 
> instead of all at once?  You didn't list what OS you're using, so there might 
> be a Vista limitation, especially if you're not the administrator.  If you've 
> tried everything including setting the env vars and followed any instructions 
> in the manual and it still doesn't work, file a bug.  After all, it is still 
> a test release and things ard bound not to work, especially in Vista and 
> 2003/2008 server.
>
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