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Date: | Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:22:36 +0000 |
From: | Dave Korn <dave DOT korn DOT cygwin AT googlemail DOT com> |
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Subject: | Re: A question about setup.exe |
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Paul McFerrin wrote: > 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. Oh, I didn't see this post earlier. I prefer to do it the easy way: > 2. Run "setup" thru the "Package Selection" pages but NOT beyond 3. Select "Reinstall" at the top-level of the category view. > 5. Click the "NEXT" button in setup and your re-installation will begin. cheers, DaveK -- 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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