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Subject: Re: Unable to update/install cygwin
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Robert Pendell wrote:
> I was trying to update cygwin but every time I do I keep getting errors
> from setup-2.bz2.  The error starts as follows...
> 
> http://cygwin.elite-systems.org//setup-2.bz2 line 5591: syntax error,
> unexpected STRING, expected NL
> http://cygwin.elite-systems.org//setup-2.bz2 line 5591: unrecognized
> line 5591 (do you have the latest setup?)
> 
> It keeps repeating that second line afterwards.  I tried it again on
> another computer with a different connection and it gave the same error.
>  Other mirrors tried were http://mirrors.kernel.org,
> http://ftp.daum.net, amd http://sourceware.mirrors.tds.net.

  Yep, confirmed, the setup.ini file looks malformed.  Should be fixed soon.

    cheers,
      DaveK




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