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From: "Sander Timmermans" <sander AT concord DOT ru>
To: "Cygwin" <Cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: new 2.218.2.6 setup also freezes
Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 15:19:21 +0200
Message-ID: <DBELKNLJAALBBGLBPGDDOEPHCAAA.sander@concord.ru>
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WIN2000 SP2
after reading the package directory from ftp it leaves only the window with:
"This space intentionally left blank". 100% CPU 100% disappointment :(

Sander

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com [mailto:cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com]On Behalf
> Of Robert Collins
> Sent: 14 May 2002 14:58
> To: Kilroy, David; Cygwin
> Subject: RE: setup.exe local install with 2.218.2.4 fails,
> 2.78.2.15works
>
>
> There is a newer version available ... .6 that has such a fix in it
> already.
>
> Rob
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kilroy, David [mailto:david DOT kilroy AT detroitdiesel DOT com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 10:51 PM
> > To: Cygwin
> > Subject: RE: setup.exe local install with 2.218.2.4 fails,
> > 2.78.2.15works
> >
> >
> > > It seems that all of these bug reports are on Win2K and XP Pro.
> > > Has anyone successfully tested the recent setup.exe releases
> > > (since the MD5 updates) on either of these platforms?
> >
> > I can confirm that setup 2.218.2.4 works on my Win2k SP2 box.
> > Both install from internet and install from local directory.
> >
> > I did get the stack and parse errors in previous md5 setup snapshots.
> >
> > In 2.218.2.4 you will also see a crash if you have a file in
> > the local cache directory with a 10 letter filename _and_ the
> > string 'setup.ini' in the full path/filename (Unfortunate if
> > you edit setup.ini with emacs). This may or may not have been
> > fixed in .5 and .6; if it hasn't, see description below.
> >
> >
> > Dave.
> >
> >
> >
> > line nos from 2.218.2.4 src posted to setup_snapshots.
> > ini.cc: find_routine
> >
> > line 68:
> >   if (!strstr (path, "setup.ini"))
> >     return;
> >
> > ...
> >
> > line 85:
> >   /* Attempt to unescape the string */
> >   path[strlen(path) -10] = '\0';
> >   String mirror = rfc1738_unescape_part (path);
> >
> > tries to put null terminator at the last separator.
> >
> > If at this point you are at the root of the cache, and you
> > are looking at setup.ini, the byte _before_ path is touched
> > (which may affect further recursion of directories, see
> > find.cc). The file is then parsed. Packages added to the
> > mirror 'setup.ini.
> >
> > If we are looking at setup.ini in a cached mirror directory,
> > everything works fine.
> >
> > If strlen(path) is 10 at this point (as with the file
> > setup.ini~) the null is placed at the first char of path,
> > causing the rfc1738 code to segfault (passing it a null string).
> >
> > We attempt to process other files that match and do not cause
> > this fault. If it is indeed a setup backup, the package
> > entries are added to the database under a bad? mirror name
> > (hence files will not be found if that package is selected?).
> >
> > Possible fix off the top of my head (which matches files _only_ called
> > setup.ini):
> >
> > line 68:
> > 	if(!strcmp(path + strlen(path)- 9, "setup.ini"))
> >
> >
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