Mail Archives: cygwin-apps/2001/11/05/18:06:49
Robert,
It sounds like this is the problem that I'd previously reported to you in
private email (for shame).
It was fixed by the patch which added a call to read the mount table earlier
in the setup.exe startup.
I think you said that you had a better fix for this, IIRC.
cgf
On Mon, Nov 05, 2001 at 05:04:02PM -0500, Brian Keener wrote:
>I downloaded snapshot 6 for setup (setup-2001-11-02-6.exe) from cygwin.com and
>like what I see - great job Robert and Chris. Now my problem - I actually
>tried first to build the HEAD from cvs as well as the -rcategories and was
>getting an error in both cases. I downloaded the snapshot and it works like a
>champ. I then made sure I had all the current package updates and reconfigured
>and rebuilt my cvs version and I still get the error.
>
>Now for the details. When I try to run my built version (current cvs) it works
>fine when I select install from internet or install from local directory but
>when I select download from internet - setup crashes as soon as I select the
>next button and I get the following error:
>>>
>setupcurr.exe - Application Error
>The instruction at "0x0040f7cd" referenced memory at "0x00000001". The memory
>could not be "read".
>
>Click OK to terminate the program
>Click CANCEL to debug the program
><<
>
>I also tried this with the version from -rcategories and get the same results
>but the snapshot works as it should. I ran the program through gdb and traced
>the error to mount.cc - max_len seems to end up as a -1 in the following lines:
>
>char *native;
>if (max_len == strlen (path))
> native = strdup (match->native);
>else
> native = concat (match->native, "/", path + max_len, NULL);
>
>it fails on the else portion of this routine.
>
>Anyone got any suggestions how I can get my version compiling again - I know
>I'm a pain. This is on a Win2000 laptop.
>
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