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Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 17:29:17 -0400
Message-Id: <200010172129.RAA14688@envy.delorie.com>
From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
To: jpollock AT curl DOT com
CC: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
In-reply-to: <NEBBJPGNBOKKDAEIIMIKGEBPCCAA.jpollock@curl.com>
Subject: Re: setup.exe incorrectly identifies build versions?
References:  <NEBBJPGNBOKKDAEIIMIKGEBPCCAA DOT jpollock AT curl DOT com>


> I got the same error using the new GUI setup program, and was only
> able to fix it by deleting HKLM\Software\Cygnus
> Solutions\Cygwin\Installed Components\c:/cygwin\bash.  At that point
> it installed bash-0002.0004.0002 properly.  Is this a known issue?

The "new GUI setup program" doesn't use the registry to remember
what's installed.  It also doesn't expand version numbers like that;
it would refer to it as bash-2.4.2.

Is there a bash entry in your /etc/setup/installed.db ?

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