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RE: [Setup 2.259.2.4]: Issue when previous package is deleted [was Re: please upload - expat-1.95.4 bugfix release]
- From: "Robert Collins" <robert dot collins at syncretize dot net>
- To: "'Nicholas Wourms'" <nwourms at netscape dot net>,<cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 07:28:06 +1000
- Subject: RE: [Setup 2.259.2.4]: Issue when previous package is deleted [was Re: please upload - expat-1.95.4 bugfix release]
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-apps-owner@cygwin.com
> [mailto:cygwin-apps-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Nicholas Wourms
> Sent: Tuesday, 16 July 2002 4:53 AM
> To: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com
> Subject: [Setup 2.259.2.4]: Issue when previous package is
> deleted [was Re: please upload - expat-1.95.4 bugfix release]
>
>
> Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>
> >On Sun, Jul 14, 2002 at 10:09:11PM +0200, Gerrit P. Haase wrote:
> >
> >>expat-1.95.3 was buggy and is no longer available at sourceforge,
> >>so please do delete the Cygwin release too.
> >>
> >
> >Deleted.
> >
> Corinna has inadvertantly discovered a bug in setup 2.259.2.4. I had
> expat-1.95.3 installed on my machine and desired to upgrade
> to the new
> release. I decided that, since it was uploaded so recently, I should
> verify the contents on my mirror of choice. I just checked the
> setup.ini file on mirrors.rcn.net. It contained an entry for the new
> expat-1.95.4 with the proper directory path. I examined the files at
> the path specified, and they turned out to be the correct version and
> md5 sums. I have attached a png of the dialogue for your reference
> regarding the upcoming explination. Ok, I fire up setup.exe,
> point it
> to rcn.net, and click "View" once so that it displays all the
> packages.
> I then scroll down to expat, only to find it saying "Keep". I click
> "Keep" thinking I might get the new version, but instead it cycles to
> "Uninstall". I click again, it cycles back to "Keep". So apparently
> setup.exe doesn't like it when the previous package is
> deleted from the
> mirrors. Also, the same behaviour can be seen with the
> _PostInstallLast
> package. The machine involved is running WindowsME. Just
> thought I'd
> give a heads up.
Any chance of the log files as well? Without them, there is little
information available to diagnose with.
Rob