On Jan 4, 2008 12:43 AM, Mr Webber <captain_webber @ flaminhotcheetomail.com> wrote: > > > Just a guess here. > > The relative location of the setup.exe and the download directory must be > the same. Check the .ini file for proof of this. And make sure the download > folder name maintains the escape codes. > >
Correct my good sir! it is true that if you plan to install cygwin appropriately in say, Q:\cygwin\, that you must create that dir yourself, place setup.exe there, and then use that... there are some tricks that you can pull though. This is what _i_ do periodically, when production is stopped and i consider it stable: a) grab a BIG hd (last i checked there were some 1.2 gigs of packages? am i correct here?) b) throw setup.exe into that harddrive under the ROOT of the drive c) select to dl packages only d)select a mirror e)select EVERYTHING. yes ladies and gentlemen, you want EVERYTHING. this makes keeping the versions simple. f)dl to say (the big hd):cygwin-packages\ ... move to target machine g)run setup.exe and tell it that you want to install from a local repository h)ippos i)select to install to C:\Cygwin (or wherever your target is) j) enjoy ;) all you have to do to deal with packages is re-run the setup.exe in the removable drive/hdd that you used... it'll know what to look for. i've used this on four machines now with 1 DVD and a total of 2 downloads: setup.exe and all the packages. works every time. my current idea: its stable... theres no major developments happening. -- Morgan gangwere Please Excuse TOFU. Gmail/Mobile has no Power. "Space does not reflect society, it expresses it." -- Castells, M., Space of Flows, Space of Places: Materials for a Theory of Urbanism in the Information Age, in The Cybercities Reader, S. Graham, Editor. 2004, Routledge: London. p. 82-93. -- 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/
