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Date:	Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:55:20 -0400
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Subject:	Re: Version error from set-1.7.exe
From:	Robert Pendell <shinji AT elite-systems DOT org>
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On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 11:20 PM, Dave Korn wrote:
> Paul McFerrin wrote:
>> What exactly is: "local package directory".
>
> =C2=A0It's the directory where setup.exe keeps local copies of all the pa=
ckages it
> installs, which you select on the fourth screen of setup.exe.
>
>> =C2=A0 My directory (/updates) is
>> void of any *.ini files and it still complains. =C2=A0The only file "clo=
se"
>> in my whole installation is a "setup-2.ini" which always seem to get
>> re-created. =C2=A0Is maybe the mirror-site has an out-of-date .ini file?
>> (/updates/ftp%3a%2f%2fmirror.internode.on.net%2fpub%2fcygwin%2f)
>
> =C2=A0Nah, it's maybe because I had my head on back-to-front when I wrote=
 that
> first reply:
>
>>>> =C2=A0 "The current .ini file is from a newer version of setup.exe ..."
>
> =C2=A0What you actually need to do is download a fresh copy of setup-1.7.=
exe from
> the cygwin website. =C2=A0'scuse my confusion.
>
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0cheers,
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0DaveK
>

I think it is more referring to the it just downloaded from the mirror
server.  I got that error as well and had to just update to a newer
setup-1.7.exe file.


Robert Pendell
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