Re: update/reinstall openssh problem

["Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh at cygwin dot com>]

On 11/26/2007, Tim Freedom wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:18:19 -0400, "Larry Hall" wrote:
> > > Tim Freedom wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > >    Hi - I'm trying to upgrade my currently installed openssh
> >> > >    (version 4.6p1-1) yet whenever I select to install the latest
> >> > >    4.7p1-2 (or even reinstall the current 4.6) the setup.exe
> >> > >    (or updater if you will) barfs on the 'Uninstalling...  openssh'
> >> > >    portion and dies with a windows
> >> > > 
> >> > >      ''setup.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close.
> >> > >        We are sorry for the inconvenience.''
> >> > > 
> >> > >    with the familiar 3 buttons - "debug" (which does nothing),
> >> > >    "Send Error Report", and "Don't Send".
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >    Can someone please let me know if this is a known issues and/or 
> how
> >> > >    to debug/fix this problem.  I don't have ssh running as a service
> >> > >    or an application when I do this "update" so I'm not entirely sure
> >> > >    why openssh can't be uninstalled easily.
> > > 
> > > You can try downloading a debug version of 'setup.exe' from
> > > <http://cygwin.com/setup/snapshots/> with it's source (tar.bz).
> > > With this, you can run it under 'gdb' to see if that provides more
> > > insight.
>
> Sorry it took awhile to do this - here is the log requested.
> Let me know if you need anything else (do please CC me).

Looking at the code suggests that '/etc/setup/openssh.lst.gz'
is corrupted.  What does 'zcat /etc/setup/openssh.lst.gz' say?

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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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