X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_HELO_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <4B526397.5020404@cygwin.com> Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:10:47 -0500 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.21) Gecko/20090320 Remi/2.0.0.21-1.fc8.remi Lightning/0.9 Thunderbird/2.0.0.21 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Cygwin 1.7.1-1 Setup.exe version 2.676 fails to install on Windows 7 x64 References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com On 01/16/2010 08:03 PM, Sven Köhler wrote: > Am 17.01.2010 01:07, schrieb Clinton Goudie-Nice: >> Greetings, >> >> Cygwin 1.7.1 is failing to install on a relatively clean Windows 7 x64 >> box. I installed this box today, applied the updates and installed a >> minimal amount of other software (MS office 2007, WHS client, the >> gimp, inkscribe, pidgin, flash, and acrobat reader). I applied all of >> the windows updates to bring the box current, then I tried to install >> cygwin. >> >> The cygwin installer hangs at /var/lib/alternatives/.keep-alternatives >> for alternatives-1.3.30c-10 > > Same problem here. Try again with 2.677. It's out now. If you don't get it when you download from cygwin.com, make sure none of your servers are caching an old copy. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- 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