Mail Archives: cygwin/2001/10/08/05:33:27
This problem has now gone, I used the planetmirror archive. I do not
know if that's the reason , or just occult weirdness ...
Alec Clews wrote:
> I have problems updating to the new version of binutils.
>
> When I install I get messages about 'unknown (or supported) file `t''
> when trying to install 'strip.exe'. Then there is a message about
> 'moving directory "c:\cygwin" out of the way' and 'unable to write to
> file C:/cygwin'
>
> These message is then repeated with many different values for `t',
> including strings of none ASCII characters. It would seem as if the
> contents of the tar file are corrupt.
>
> I have tried uring 3 different mirrors but same error occurs. I am using
> setup version 2.78.2.9.
>
> I am using NT 2K SP 2 with all the latest and greatest updates
>
> Any ideas please?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Christopher Faylor wrote:
>
>> I've made a new version of binutils available for download.
>> To update your installation, click on the "Install Cygwin now" link on
>> the http://cygwin.com/ web page. This downloads setup.exe to your
>> system. Then, run setup and answer all of the questions.
>>
>> Note that we do not allow downloads from sources.redhat.com (aka
>> cygwin.com) due to bandwidth limitations. This means that you will need
>> to find a mirror which has this update.
>
>
>
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Alec Clews, <alecclews AT yahoo DOT com>, Melbourne, Australia
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