X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,SARE_MSGID_LONG45,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4BB0C81ABCDE49A9BC0FD13108D7BAE1@phoenix> References: <4BB0C81ABCDE49A9BC0FD13108D7BAE1 AT phoenix> Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 17:39:04 +0300 Received: by 10.216.85.78 with SMTP id t56mr1141140wee.223.1270219144575; Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:39:04 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Subject: Re: minimal installation From: wefwef wefwef To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: 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 It's a fresh install that has to be kept under about 60-70 MB. The default install is 500 MB, so I can't just accept the defaults. The base package is an acceptable size at 40 MB - but it doesn't include the extra packages I need. When I add them in it doesn't work. On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Jason Pyeron wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wefwef wefwef >> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 8:59 >> Subject: minimal installation >> >> I am trying to do a minimal cygwin install plus vi, ssh, 7z, >> ping, and rsync. >> >> The reason it has to be minimal is that I want to deploy it >> to several pc's that don't have internet access - and are in >> a different country (ie slow transfer) - to deploy the full >> 500mb default would be too slow. >> >> I have tried installing only base plus the packages mentioned >> by setting all categories to uninstall and then setting base >> to default. > > Those procedures seem overly complicated. > > Hmm, do the machines have Cygwin on them and this is an upgrade or is thi= s a > fresh install. > > No previous cygwin case: > Run Setup.exe > Leave all on default except the chosen packages. Install... Done. > > Previous cygwin installed case: > Remove cygwin. > Run Setup.exe > Leave all on default except the chosen packages. Install... Done. > > Special case cygwin installed with packages user wants to keep: > User runs setup.exe (on user's time) > Changes no options (upgrades all installed cygwin) > Run Setup.exe > Leave all as is except the chosen packages (if not installed). Install...= Done. > > >> Then switching to full view, and selecting the extra >> packages. I deployed this to one of my remote pc's, and >> installed from the local directory. I noticed that at this >> point even when I selected Install at the top to get a full >> install from the local directory, it still left out the extra >> packages, and I have to change these by hand from skip to the >> version number. >> >> When it was all installed, I tried running ssh and got the error >> message: error while loading shared libraries: cygssp-0.dll: >> cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory. >> >> I suspect what has happened is that cygwin has got confused >> about what packages I already have. Since I=A0already=A0have a >> full local cygwin installation, it is possibly skipping the >> needed libraries since it thinks I have them=A0already. Well, I >> do, but they are not in the local directory that I am going >> to deploy to my remote pc. >> >> Does anyone know how to do a minimal installation (ie sub >> 60mb) that works? >> >> -- >> Problem reports: =A0 =A0 =A0 http://cygwin.com/problems.html >> FAQ: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 http://cygwin.com/faq/ >> Documentation: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 http://cygwin.com/docs.html >> Unsubscribe info: =A0 =A0 =A0http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple >> >> > > > > -- > -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-= =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D- > - =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0= =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 - > - Jason Pyeron =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0PD Inc. http://= www.pdinc.us - > - Principal Consultant =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A010 West 24th Street #10= 0 =A0 =A0- > - +1 (443) 269-1555 x333 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Baltimore, Maryland 21218= =A0 - > - =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0= =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 - > -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-= =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D- > This message is copyright PD Inc, subject to license 20080407P00. > > > -- > Problem reports: =A0 =A0 =A0 http://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 http://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 http://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: =A0 =A0 =A0http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > > -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple