So, the request is to test 1.5.x, and we're getting setup.exe bug reports. Wonderful.
cgf On Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 04:44:29AM -0700, Eric Hanchrow wrote: >>>>>> "Elfyn" == Elfyn McBratney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Elfyn> Now what would be nice(tm), is if users of these packages > Elfyn> could test them out[1] as much as possible before they go > Elfyn> current, so as to make sure they're working OK (for you, at > Elfyn> least). > >Here's what I did and saw when trying out the "Experimental" stuff. >Executive summary: some packages failed to be downloaded, and >postinstall stuff didn't run. > >* Ensured I was starting with a clean machine (Win2K Pro, service pack > 4, with all "critical" updates from windowsupdate.com) by removing > the c:\cygwin directory, and the registry keys > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions and > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Cygnus Solutions. > >* Ran http://www.cygwin.com/setup.exe: > >** Hit "Next" five times in a row > >** chose http://mirrors.xmission.com as the download site > >** hit Alt-X to choose the "Exp" version > >** hit Alt-N to start the downloads, waited, then hit "Enter" to click > the "Finish" button. To my surprise, I saw no console window > appear to run the postinstall stuff. > >* clicked the new "Cygwin" icon on the desktop > >* typed `uname -a'. This causes a message box to appear, titled > "uname.exe - Unable to Locate DLL". The DLL in question was > "cygintl-2.dll". > >* dismissed the popup and typed "cat /etc/passwd". The shell > responded with "bash: cat: command not found". > >* exited bash, and started plain cmd.exe. Typed "cd /c > c:\cygwin\etc"; then typed "dir". I expected to see lots of files, > in particular "passwd" and "group"; instead all I saw was one > directory, named "setup". > >-- >Yahoo uses Javascript in a few places, though not many. I once asked >someone there how this worked out, and he said "they ended up learning >a lot about different browser versions." > > --Paul Graham (http://www.paulgraham.com/road.html) > Seen on http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/matthias/ > >-- >Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple >Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html >Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html >FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
