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Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 20:12:02 +0000
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Subject: Re: Changing .ini file searched for by setup-legacy.exe
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Hussein Patwa:
> I realise the older version of Cygwin is no longer supported, but would
> anyone know if there is a way to change the setup.ini that the legacy
> setup looks for on the mirror?

I don't know of a way short of hacking the source.

> I have to install the legacy setup as the Rockbox development packages I
> want to use don't support Cygwin 1.7. =C2=A0However, when I try to connec=
t to
> the mirror using the legacy setup, I'm told that setup-legacy.ini is not
> found. =C2=A0Can I change this in any way so the setup looks for setup.ini
> instead of setup-legacy.ini?

What's the mirror you're trying to use? Won't Rockbox work on the
latest Cygwin 1.5 from one of the official mirrors (which should all
have setup-legacy.ini)?

Andy

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