Cygwin question

Jude DaShiell jdashiel at shellworld.net
Tue Jul 14 07:05:57 UTC 2009


Let's see if this helps.  Package names are composed of a download name 
followed by an underscore followed by a version followed by an 
architecture followed by a file suffix.  When pasting stuff into setup, 
just paste the download name and strip the rest off.



On Fri, 30 Jan 2009, alex wallis wrote:

> hi.
> I have a feeling those commands the person told me about in the e mail while 
> well meant might have been complete rubbish.
> I can't figure out if there is a way of selecting packages from the command 
> line though. in fact, I am having issues even getting the command line to 
> work. I paste in stuff I want the setup to do, and then when i hit enter my 
> laptop makes a horrible ear peercing noise from its speakers. and then it 
> finally stops and does nothing.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Masterson" <kd7cyu at yahoo.com>
> To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 8:37 PM
> Subject: Re: Cygwin question
>
>
>> I doubt it.  You have to be using the 1.7 version which at least for me is 
>> setup-1.7.exe.  Then if you do setup-1.7.exe -h it looks like nothing 
>> happens but it does create the log files.  It is strange to say the least. 
>> I won't be near that computer again till Monday but I can paste the 
>> contents of the file into a message then.
>>
>>  Tom
>> 
>>
>>  On Fri, 30 Jan 2009, alex wallis wrote:
>> 
>> >  hi.
>> >  Am I being completely stupid? I no you said run setup from the command 
>> >  line, however what I am doing simply starts the gui installer.
>> >  I am going to run, then typing in command, and then going to the folder 
>> >  which has setup.exe in and typing setup.exe
>> >  the gui installer is then launched.
>> >  am I being completely stupid?
>> >  ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Masterson" <kd7cyu at yahoo.com>
>> >  To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>> >  Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 6:25 PM
>> >  Subject: Re: Cygwin question
>> > 
>> > 
>> > >  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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