Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote on 2013-06-27: > On 6/27/2013 4:33 PM, Alan W. Irwin wrote: >> So the question still remains how do I gain access to a version of >> setup.exe with the fork fix that will allow me to not only initialize >> my Cygwin distribution for Wine without the fork abort, but also >> subsequently update it to install all components of Cygwin that I >> need? > > Since you want to just run 'setup.exe', you need a new cygwin package > (i.e. cygwin-1.7.2*-*) before you'll be able to do what you want > without any extra effort on your part. So unless you're willing to > build your own version of this package and put it in your download > directory in the appropriate spot (after you've downloaded the > packages you want), you want to just wait for the next announcement > for the cygwin package.
Since the fork bug is only affecting the execution of the postinstall scripts, couldn't the OP install the snapshot in the partially-complete Cygwin install, then run setup.exe to finish the postinstall scripts? -- Bryan Thrall Principal Software Engineer FlightSafety International * Visual Simulation Systems * 5695 Campus Parkway * Hazelwood, MO 63042 Tel: (314) 551-8413 * Fax: (314) 551-8444 bryan.thr...@flightsafety.com * www.flightsafety.com * A Berkshire Hathaway company -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
