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Date: | Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:33:47 -0500 |
From: | Paul McFerrin <pmcferrin AT columbus DOT rr DOT com> |
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Subject: | Re: A question about setup.exe |
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OKAY... I finally realized that MTIME was not used by setup. I now have my installation completely restored. I used file /etc/setup/installed.db to "trick" setup to do a forced install. 1. Have a running cygwin system available 2. Run "setup" thru the "Package Selection" pages but NOT beyond 3. On your running cygwin system, delete all but 1st line in file "/etc/setup/installed.db". 4. Shutdown your running cygwin sysrem 5. Click the "NEXT" button in setup and your re-installation will begin. Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 03:05:57PM -0500, Paul McFerrin wrote: > >> Does anyone know where the MTIMES of the installed packages are stored. >> I need to over-ride them all in order to re-install the packages. I >> could NOT find the http/ftp directory containing the files installed. >> > > You're assuming a mechanism that doesn't exist. > > Setup doesn't use "MTIME". It makes the decision to install based on > version numbering. The information is stored in /etc/setup. > > cgf > > -- > 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 > > > -- 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
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