Hi,
I've just downloaded the latest setup-x86.exe to update my Cygwin
installation on a Windows XP box. While setup downloads the required
packages, it stops with a message saying:
Can't open
\\servername\path\to\Downloads\[url_of_mirror]\path\to\texlive-collection-documentation-base-20130529-1.tar.bz2.tmp for writing: No such file or directory
Problem is, if I try to create a file with the same name manually in
Windows Explorer, I apparently hit the maximum allowed path length just
after the 't' in 'tmp'. In other words, the package filename is exactly
two characters too long on my system and using my closest mirror. Setup
exits without updating the system.
Is there a way to fix this? I know that I can try and find a mirror with
a shorter URL, but I expect others to bump into the same problem sooner
or later.
regards,
Markus
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