Hi, I'm quite new to Cygwin, and want a couple of packages that are in Cygwin Ports (libfluidsynth-devel/libfluidsynth1), so I'm trying to get Cygwin Ports working on my machine. I'm running Windows 8 64-bit, so I'm using x86_64.
First issue: I'm not sure what the -K flag to setup-x86_64.exe does (a la the instructions on the Cygwin Ports front page), but it seems to have the result that setup doesn't launch at all. I tried: 1. cygstart -- path-to-setup.exe -K (from within Cygwin); nothing happened. When I remove the -K flag, I get the user account control dialog box as usual, and when I click on yes (yes, I do want to allow the program to make changes to my computer), setup launches fine. 2. I tried creating a shortcut to setup-x86_64.exe, adding the -K flag to the target, and use that to launch it. Same result: nothing, and removing the -K flag makes it operate as usual. So that's issue 1. I tried proceeding without -K, but everything ground to a halt when setup.ini from ftp.cygwinports.org was rejected; setup complained of a corrupted mirror. I'm not sure if that's something the -K flag was supposed to bypass... I'm pretty sure, at this point, that it all wasn't working properly. I tried typing fluidsynth into the search box and clicking on View, but nothing came up. I've verified I'm using the latest setup-x86_64.exe; I'm not sure how to check any other relevant version numbers you may need. Help much appreciated! Thanks, and best wishes, Nikhil. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Infragistics Professional Build stunning WinForms apps today! Reboot your WinForms applications with our WinForms controls. Build a bridge from your legacy apps to the future. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=153845071&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Cygwin-ports-general mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/cygwin-ports-general
