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From: "Manu" <manubee AT wanadoo DOT fr>
To: "Max Bowsher" <maxb AT ukf DOT net>, <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Cygwin setup crashes
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 03:38:10 +0100
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Max Bowsher wrote:


> Manu wrote:
> >>> I've patched and rebuilt.
> >>> I have now: "Can't open (null) for reading: No such file"
> >>> This occurs in install.cc, line 173:
> >>>
> >>> ---
> >>> /* install one source at a given prefix. */
> >>> static int
> >>> install_one_source (packagemeta & pkgm, packagesource & source,
> >>>       String const &prefixURL, String const &prefixPath,
> >>> package_type_t type) {
> >>>   int errors = 0;
> >>>   Progress.SetText2 (source.Base ());
> >>>   if (!source.Cached () || !io_stream::exists (source.Cached ()))
> >>>     {
> >>>       note (NULL, IDS_ERR_OPEN_READ, source.Cached (), "No such
> >>>       file"); return 1;
> >>>     }
> >>> ---
> >>
> >> Umm. This bug is known to exist, but we don't know how to reproduce
> >> it.
> >
> > At first glance, it occurs with the patch you suggested, when
> > uninstalling packages. Apparently, it is reproducible.
> 
> When *uninstalling*? I've only ever seen it when installing.

Yes, Install and Reinstall works fine, Uninstall shows a dialog box which
appears until the cows come home.
 
> Anyway, it's definitely not reproducible. It seems to come and go for no
> obvious reason.

So my case is particular, that bug always "works" for me :)

Manu.



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