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 <jpye...@pdinc.us> 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 this 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 already have a >> full local cygwin installation, it is possibly skipping the >> needed libraries since it thinks I have them already. 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: http://cygwin.com/problems.html >> FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ >> Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html >> Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple >> >> > > > > -- > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > - - > - Jason Pyeron PD Inc. http://www.pdinc.us - > - Principal Consultant 10 West 24th Street #100 - > - +1 (443) 269-1555 x333 Baltimore, Maryland 21218 - > - - > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > This message is copyright PD Inc, subject to license 20080407P00. > > > -- > 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 > > -- 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