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Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 15:03:25 -0400
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From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall AT rfk DOT com>
Subject: Re: Install Problems
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At 12:58 PM 5/21/2002, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>On Tue, May 21, 2002 at 12:35:50PM -0400, Jim Furey wrote:
> >I have attempted several installs to a Win2k system of the cygwin-ports
> >using setup.exe on the GNU cd.  I keep getting an unexpected end of file
> >error on ex.exe and then wget.mo And then I am thrown out.  It says it
> >creates a log but I am unable to find it.
> >
> >Any suggestions?
>
>Although I contributed the cygwin stuff to the GNU CD, I never got a
>chance to actually test it.  Apparently something is screwed up badly.
>Possibly, using a newer version of setup.exe than the one on the CD may
>work.
>
>I've asked the FSF to send me a CD so I can see what's up.



Jim replied to me privately that he had no problems installing from 
www.cygwin.com so that does seem to indicate there is a problem with the
GNU CD.  Just FYI.


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