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Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 10:12:08 -0400
Message-Id: <200007251412.KAA26168@envy.delorie.com>
From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
To: Andrej DOT Borsenkow AT mow DOT siemens DOT ru
CC: Cygwin AT Sourceware DOT Cygnus DOT Com
In-reply-to: <001901bff628$111ab170$21c9ca95@mow.siemens.ru>
	(Andrej DOT Borsenkow AT mow DOT siemens DOT ru)
Subject: Re: New setup.exe needs existing ``latest'' subdirectory?
References:  <001901bff628$111ab170$21c9ca95 AT mow DOT siemens DOT ru>


> Is it correct? I tried to download it into completely new clean
> directory, and said "download from internet" but it complained that
> it cannot create latest/ash/ash-.... When I started it from parent
> directory of "latest" subdirectory, download runs nicely.

It should be able to create any directories it needs.  See
winsup/cinstall/mkdir.cc

> I started it via Explorer on UNC path if it matters.

Does it work if you run it on a local (unc-less) path?

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