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Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 06:28:58 -0600
From: Eric Blake <ebb9 AT byu DOT net>
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To: Andrew Comport <acomport AT hotmail DOT com>
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Subject: Re: 1.5.18-1 Segfault on setup postinstall
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According to Andrew Comport on 9/6/2005 1:53 PM:
> Hello,
> 
> It has now been 2 weeks that I am trying to get my cywin setup working
> again. After having problems with an update I have deleted everything
> including registry values and tried a fresh install. The setup always
> gets to the same point (98%) and then hangs.  It gets to the postinstall
> stage and shows on the install screen:

Are you sure it's not just a long-running script, as opposed to an actual
hang?  How long did you wait?

> Running ...
> No package
> /etc/postinstall/00ash.sh
> Canceling setup at this point leaves bash.exe running which needs to be
> ended manually, however, it has succeeded to install all the packages.
> Running bash, cygcheck and other .exe from the msdos prompt gives a
> segfault (Exception: STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION). 

Ouch - if cygcheck isn't working, you may have a corrupted download, and
may need another attempt to reinstall of the main cygwin package.

> Since there are no other
> posts on the subject so I assume that it is specific to my
> configuration. I have tried disable my firewall (Kerio) and my antivirus
> (Avast) with no success.  I have made sure I have the latest setup.exe.
> 
> Please find attached my setup logs.

Please also try and get cygcheck output - it is a Windows program that
does not depend on cygwin, so it really shouldn't be crashing even if
everything else is:
> Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html

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Life is short - so eat dessert first!

Eric Blake             ebb9 AT byu DOT net
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