X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: X-Sender: philpollock AT hotmail DOT com In-Reply-To: <43ACAB90.5020601@cygwin.com> From: "Phil Pollock" To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Cygwin install (v2.510.2.2) failure WinXPHome fopen failed 22 invalid argument. Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 20:28:43 -0600 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com When I tried the latest snapshots, I didn't go through all the combinations - I just found a combination that actually works! Everything downloads and installs very quickly. - the latest setup snapshot: setup-2.523.exe - used C:\Cygwin and C:\Cygwin_localpkg folders - Norton Antivirus auto-protect disabled - a different mirror: http://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/cygwin TNX >From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" >Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com >To: Phil Pollock >CC: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com >Subject: Re: Cygwin install (v2.510.2.2) failure WinXPHome fopen failed 22 >invalid argument. >Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 20:59:44 -0500 > >Phil Pollock wrote: >>I'm sure this is frustrating for both of us. I was expecting Cygwin to be >>running a couple of days ago. There is nothing unusual about what I am >>doing with setup.exe. I don't know why setup.exe would be sensitive to my >>hardware/software more than other people's. > > > >Yeah, probably the only way to really get to the bottom of this is for >you to build "setup.exe" locally in debug and then running it in gdb to >see what it's doing when it starts to hog VM. > > >> >> >>1. As previously stated, under all installation attempts (except the >>first): >> >> """"""""""""""""""""""" >> 1. I emptied folders: >> C:\Shareware\Cygwin >> C:\Shareware\Cygwin\LocalPkg >> >> """"""""""""""""""""""" >> >>When I say that I 'emptied folders', I deleted all folders/files in each >>folder except the main folder itself, including the .log files and all >>downloaded files. As a consequence the 'setup.log' and 'setup.log.full' >>files were deleted on each test. >> >>Therefore, there was no appending of old error messages - the date/time >>stamps on the messages tell you that the errors are not appended from >>other runs. I've included the setup.log.full for the latest setup run >>(fewer error messages) at the end of this response. >> >> >>2. 'Download Without Installing' is the exact text on the dialog option I >>selected. Following some downloads I did try an installation always with >>the same bad VM results. >> >> >>3. Don't assume that this is package specific: 'So, your real problem is >>setup hogging up all the VM >>while installing the alternatives package.' I tried other iterations that >>included SKIPPING this package and others (one at a time and in >>combinations) - same results. This is probably not package specific. > > >Yeah but it could be a combination of packages. Try doing two installs. >One with the default set of packages only (don't pick any yourself) and >a subsequent one where you install the remainder of the packages you want, >assuming the first is successful. > > >>4. No /var/log/setup.log file was created. Also, these folders don't >>exist either. I believe that setup.exe failed to create them due to the >>bad path string. > > >See below. > > >>5. I have never been successful at setting up any part of Cygwin - so >>there are no after installation issues to worry about yet. >> >> >>6. When I say 'while' it means that literally Cygwin setup is running the >>'Install from Local Directory' (after a previous 'Download Without >>Installing') - I am literally watching it run and also (at the same) time >>I am watching VM Size under the Windows Task Manager. I am also watching >>the File Explorer to see what folders and files are being generated. The >>'Install from Local Directory' part of setup.exe has never finished. When >>VM size approaches 1,000,000K+ my mouse won't even move and it is >>difficult to terminate setup.exe. When I let it go - VM manager >>terminates setup.exe. >> >>7. As I previously stated, I am running under the admin account - I have >>full registry access during setup. >> >>8. As I previously stated, I tried 'Install from Local Directory' with NAV >>auto-protect disabled - same result. >> >>9. As I previously stated, I tried a download followed by installation >>without nested folders. Specifically I used 'C:\Cygwin' and >>'C:\Cygwin_localpkg'. Same results. >> >>10. It doesn't take long to delete and download the files - this way I >>always start each installation test in the same starting state. >> >>11. Why is setup.exe trying to access files under '/etc/setup/...' - these >>don't exist? > > >These would be found under C:\ShareWare\Cygwin. "setup.exe" understands >this. > > >>======== setup.log.full ========== >> >>2005/12/23 16:30:52 Starting cygwin install, version 2.523 >>2005/12/23 16:30:52 io_stream_cygfile: fopen(/etc/setup/last-action) >>failed 22 Invalid argument >>2005/12/23 16:30:52 io_stream_cygfile: fopen(/etc/setup/last-mirror) >>failed 22 Invalid argument >>2005/12/23 16:30:52 io_stream_cygfile: fopen(/etc/setup/last-connection) >>failed 22 Invalid argument >>2005/12/23 16:30:52 io_stream_cygfile: fopen(/etc/setup/last-cache) failed >>22 Invalid argument >>2005/12/23 16:30:52 Current Directory: C:\Documents and >>Settings\Owner\Desktop > > >Try not running from a directory with spaces in the names. > > >-- >Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com >RFK Partners, Inc. 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