X-Recipient:	archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com
X-SWARE-Spam-Status:	No, hits=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,HK_OBFDOM,SARE_MSGID_LONG40,SPF_PASS
X-Spam-Check-By:	sourceware.org
MIME-Version:	1.0
In-Reply-To:	<4B2BF170.8040901@sbcglobal.net>
References:	<4B2BF170 DOT 8040901 AT sbcglobal DOT net>
Date:	Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:28:03 -0700
Message-ID:	<806a89db0912181328m7a4948cdm95673bea5f7162b7@mail.gmail.com>
Subject:	Re: 'setup-1.7.exe -s' anomaly
From:	Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert AT alum DOT mit DOT edu>
To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
X-IsSubscribed:	yes
Mailing-List:	contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm
List-Id:	<cygwin.cygwin.com>
List-Unsubscribe:	<mailto:cygwin-unsubscribe-archive-cygwin=delorie DOT com AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Subscribe:	<mailto:cygwin-subscribe AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Archive:	<http://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin/>
List-Post:	<mailto:cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Help:	<mailto:cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com>, <http://sourceware.org/ml/#faqs>
Sender:	cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com
Mail-Followup-To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Delivered-To:	mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com

I didn't know about the command-line options.

Is there some way to automate the process so that when I double-click
on my Setup shortcut, it will go right to the "Select Packages"
screen?

Thanks - Jim

On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Greg Chicares wrote:

> If I run
> =A0setup-1.7.exe -s ftp://ftp.heanet.ie
> and hit Enter on every screen, I get a messagebox that says:
> =A0Unable to get setup-2.ini from <ftp://ftp.heanet.ie>
> Oddly, 'ftp.heanet.ie' is listed twice in "Available Download Sites".
> The first 'ftp.heanet.ie' is highlighted, and doesn't work. If I
> highlight the second 'ftp.heanet.ie' instead, then it works fine.
>
> Same outcome with:
> =A0setup-1.7.exe -s ftp://ftp.heanet.ie
> =A0setup-1.7.exe -s "ftp://ftp.heanet.ie"
> =A0setup-1.7.exe --site "ftp://ftp.heanet.ie"
> =A0setup-1.7.exe --site=3D"ftp://ftp.heanet.ie"
> and also with other mirrors, e.g.:
> =A0setup-1.7.exe -s http://www.mirrorservice.org
>
> This occurs on a brand-new machine with XP SP3 freshly installed, with
> no prior installation of any version of Cygwin. I'm running setup-1.7
> version 2.661 (current) in an XP "Command Prompt". My ultimate goal is
> a '--quiet-mode' installation, but this simplified test case seems to
> be the main obstacle.

--=20
Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert AT alum DOT mit DOT edu>, http://www.ad1c.us

--
Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/
Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html
Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple

- Raw text -