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Subject: Can't use install-path longer than 15 chars after 2.875 update
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com [mailto:cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com] On
> Behalf Of Corinna Vinschen
> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 2:39 PM
> To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: EXT: Re: Can't use install-path longer than 15 chars after 2.875
> update
> 
> On Aug 31 20:22, Jacek Sowiński wrote:
> > After updating to setup-x86_64.exe version 2.875 I can't use install
> > paths longer than 15 chars and error is throwed:
> >
> > > The install directory must be absolute, with both a drive letter and
> > > leading slash, like C:\Cygwin
> 
> So what was your actual install path?
> 
> FYI, I just used setup-2.875 to installed Cygwin into C:\cygwin-test-blubber-
> test\test\test and it just worked.

I can confirm that C:\apps\Cygwin64 does NOT work but C:\apps\Cygwin6 does.  I also get the error with C:\cygwin-test-blubber-test\test\test.

> 
> 
> Corinna
> 
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> Red Hat