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To: "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT syncretize DOT net>
Cc: "'Larry Hall \(RFK Partners, Inc\)'" <lhall AT rfk DOT com>, <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: Re: 1.3.10:  ttyslot dying, Windows 2000 Server
References: <000f01c21447$50e8c1e0$0200a8c0 AT lifelesswks>
From: Len Giambrone <frodo AT mit DOT edu>
Date: 15 Jun 2002 05:05:05 -0400
In-Reply-To: "Robert Collins"'s message of "Sat, 15 Jun 2002 18:33:24 +1000"
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"Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT syncretize DOT net> writes:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com 
> > [mailto:cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com] On Behalf Of Len Giambrone
> > Sent: Saturday, 15 June 2002 8:16 AM
> 
> > > Oops!  You didn't install with setup.exe!  Thirty lashes with a 
> > > wet noodle!  
> > > 
> > > Sorry, you're now banned from this list... ;-)
> > 
> > Yeah yeah, I knew someone was going to say that.  I need to 
> > automate this and
> > duplicate it across many servers.  To date, there is no setup 
> > that I can use
> > to script an install.  Give me one, and I will happily comply.  ;-)
> 
> You could help with setup's command line support. I put the
> infrastructure in place when lots of folk seemed interested, but now
> that it's easy to do, noone seems interested. Sigh.

I make no promises, but please, give me some pointers and I'll look at it.

>  
> > I'm not asking for installation help.  When a function 
> > internal to the cygwin
> > dll dumps core causing the debugger to be invoked, I would 
> > call that Cygwin
> > related.
> 
> If you have a suspect install, that problem *could* be install related,
> as opposed to a problem affecting cygwin anywhere. I'm not saying that
> is the case here, just pointing out the *why* of the request.

I understand your point; I'm pretty sure it's not install related, but
if people would feel more secure, I can attempt to set up a machine installed
with good 'ol setup, and will attempt to reproduce the problem.  I'll report
back when I do.

			-Len

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